The Smallest Writing in History

By  by Bennett Gordon
Published on December 8, 2009

Researchers at Stanford University have created the smallest writing ever, spelling out the university’s initials in sub-atomic particles. The letters were created using electrons organized on a copper chip. It may seem like a simple vanity project, but the researchers say it points the way toward vast new frontiers of how much information can be coded onto computer chips.

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(Thanks, Open Culture.)

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