US EditionPhysicists create 'the world's smallest violin' using nanotechnology
- Physicists at Loughborough University created a microscopic platinum violin in 2025 that measures 35 microns long, smaller than a human hair's width.
- The violin was developed as a test project using the university's new nanolithography system to demonstrate its nanoscale design and investigation capabilities.
- The creation process took several months, refining techniques to build the violin in about three hours using the nanolithography system that probes materials via light, magnetism, or electricity.
- Professor Kelly Morrison explained that the insights gained throughout their work have provided a solid foundation for the new research they are currently pursuing, which focuses on enhancing computing performance and developing methods for energy harvesting.
- While the violin is not playable and lacks official confirmation as the world's smallest, the research has significant implications for advancing new nanotechnology applications.
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Scientists build world’s ‘smallest violin’ inside a human hair
The violin is made of platinum and measures just 35 microns long and 13 microns wide.
Observador
PublicoPhysicals create platinum violin that measures only 35 microns of compression and 13 microns of width. For comparison, a human hair typically has between 17 and 180 microns of diameter.
Physicists create 'the world's smallest violin' using nanotechnology
Physicists at Loughborough University have used cutting-edge nanotechnology to create what they believe may be "the world's smallest violin," which is small enough to fit within the width of a human hair.
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