Here
at TechFarmer, we are always on the lookout for what we call "technology
being used for good" and there are a lot of examples of that around and we
will be posting more blogs which demonstrate that. Recently, we got very
excited by stumbling upon a very unique way that IBM used its research
technology to not only entertain us but also make us think about and enjoy
science even more. While doing research do develop smaller data storage, the
scientists at IBM got a great idea to create what Guinness Book of World
Records calls the "Smallest Stop-Motion Film". The film consists of
240 frames that contain 240 still images and the images are taken on a
molecular level, or to be exact 45 by 25 nanometers.
This is where it gets really neat! Each still image is
composed of individual carbon monoxide molecules that are arranged and
rearranged to represent a boy, a trampoline, an atom "ball", and the
interaction between them. There is dancing, playing, and even bouncing on the
trampoline. The research scientists used a microscope and a very tiny needle to
attract the molecules while positioning the oxygen atoms in a specific way so
they represent the dots that makes up the objects in the video. In order to
tame the molecules, they were chilled to 450 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. How
cool is that?!
If you would like to check out the video, click here.
