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[challenge entry] Surely this wins the compo prize for smallest entry
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Any Nanotech fans in the house? Wooo!

From the Zoom! Extreme Close Up challenge. See all 140 entries (closed)

(, Fri 1 Apr 2005, 18:14, archived)
# It might help
If i knew what they were =S
(, Fri 1 Apr 2005, 18:15, archived)
# Xenon atoms!
Yay!
(, Fri 1 Apr 2005, 18:16, archived)
# What do they do ?
Blow up things ? or they just ment to be tiny?
(, Fri 1 Apr 2005, 18:19, archived)
# Xenon is commonly used
in tube- and headlights, so I guess they give light.
(, Fri 1 Apr 2005, 18:20, archived)
# Just sit there
as a testament to nanotech's awesomeness.
(, Fri 1 Apr 2005, 18:21, archived)
# IBM
A few years back (1999?), IBM used lots of clever technology to push 35 single atoms into the shape of their corporate logo. Just to prove they could.

It's officially the smallest writing in the world ... ever!
(, Fri 1 Apr 2005, 18:21, archived)
# IBM are able to physically move atoms and make pretty patterns with them.
and people wonder why it took them so long to help develop the CELL chip.

/geeks it hard
(, Fri 1 Apr 2005, 18:21, archived)
# It's the IBM logo made of Xenon atoms
But redone for B3ta
(, Fri 1 Apr 2005, 18:18, archived)
# Bet that didn't take 35-hours....
(, Fri 1 Apr 2005, 18:20, archived)
# Closer to 35 minutes
(, Fri 1 Apr 2005, 18:21, archived)
# Hehe, I recognised it - 'tis very woo.
I imagine that the first thing they did when they realised that they could spell words in atoms was to spell something rude :)
(, Fri 1 Apr 2005, 18:22, archived)
# Damn straight
"Fucknuts" about 30 atoms across.
(, Fri 1 Apr 2005, 18:23, archived)
# this would rock if someone actually made it
(, Fri 1 Apr 2005, 18:16, archived)
# /Gets out force scanning microscope
I'll give it a go...
(, Fri 1 Apr 2005, 18:19, archived)
# I made this
well, I mounted the chip and took the photo
(, Fri 1 Apr 2005, 18:25, archived)
# Nice
(, Fri 1 Apr 2005, 18:26, archived)
# when stealing images
it's often clever to remove the tags the best you can.

is msn messenger borked for anyone else?
(, Fri 1 Apr 2005, 18:21, archived)
# Well, it is courtesy of IBM
(, Fri 1 Apr 2005, 18:22, archived)
# its broked.
and if anyone else asks, it's still broked.
(, Fri 1 Apr 2005, 18:22, archived)
# I doubt IBM spelt 'B3TA' quite frankly.
(, Fri 1 Apr 2005, 18:23, archived)
# They might have intended to
but are crap spellers.
(, Fri 1 Apr 2005, 18:26, archived)
# You baddededed
(, Fri 1 Apr 2005, 18:28, archived)
# If those are atoms, then what on earth is it sitting on?
...because it's extremely thin.
(, Fri 1 Apr 2005, 18:59, archived)