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January 15, 2011 ·
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Scientists engrave periodic table on a hair
By T.K. RandallJanuary 15, 2011 ·
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Image Credit: CC 3.0 Periodic Videos
University of Nottingham scientists produced the nanoscopic engraving as a birthday present.
The feat involved using a beam of gallium ions to etch the likeness of the periodic table on to one of Martyn Poliakoff's hairs, each individual symbol was four microns tall meaning it would take 250,000 of them stacked on top of one another to reach a meter in height.Using a beam of gallium ions to carve, the NNNC's researchers were able to craft one of the smallest periodic table of elements in the world in just seconds. Gallium ions are typically used to repair damage to microscopic structures in semi-conductors, according to Singularity Hub.
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