Fantastic Voyage Ii ; Blood Vessel Micro 'Sub' Makes Sci-Fi Film a Reality

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IT WAS the flight of fancy behind the Raquel Welch science fiction film Fantastic Voyage.

More than 40 years on, the concept of a microscopic 'submarine' that can swim through narrow blood vessels and help save a patient's life has moved closer to reality.

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Fantastic Voyage Ii ; Blood Vessel Micro 'Sub' Makes Sci-Fi Film a Reality

Scientists have designed one of the world's tiniest motors, just a quarter of a millimetre wide, which they believe will be powerful enough to drive a tiny robot around ...

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