The Nano Bible
There are currently several hundred translations of the Bible available, but they all share the trait of being normally large enough to read with the unaided eye. With the Nano Bible, this is not the case. Scientists were able to fit the 1.2 million words in the Bible into a volume with a 0.04 square millimeter surface area.
Professor Uri Sivan, who is currently the Technion's president, and Dr. Ohad Zohar of the Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute (RBNI) came up with the concept of miniaturizing the Bible in 2007 as part of a university-developed educational initiative aimed at sparking young people's interest in nanotechnology. The device was created by engineers at the Technion's Zisapel Center for Nanoelectronics, who also created the software that enables etching.
It appears to be a particle of dust, but is actually a silicon chip with gold plating that can fit on the tip of a pen. The finest and tiniest calligraphy you'll ever see was created by bombarding the golden surface with gallium ions using a concentrated ion beam generator to write each word. It is printed on a layer of silicon that is only a few hundred atoms thick. The text would have to be 10,000 times enlarged in order to read it.
- Size: 0.04 square millimeter
- Creators: Professor Uri Sivan
