This is a photo of a single atom as captured by scientist David Nadlinger. The photo, which David very cleverly titled ‘Atom In An Ion Trap’, features a strontium atom (with 38 protons and a diameter of a few millionths of a millimeter) visible in the very center of the
This is one of the $1,900 tiny 9.9-millimeter (I lied in the title like a no-good son of a gun) Rubik’s Cubes going on sale in Japan to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the toy being sold in the country. And, I think we can all agree, what a way
This is a short gif (below) of the 88-milligram RoBeetle developed by a research team experimenting with the use of methanol to help power artificial muscles in robotics. Some more info about the tiny crawler while I sweep my office for bugs because *lowering voice* igBay otherBray isyay everywhereyay. In
This is a short video from Youtuber Craft Workbench demonstrating a tiny, finger-mounted crossbow capable of firing wooden darts into a cucumber. So, the next time you find a cucumber trying to pick a fight just load up your little finger crossbow with the end of a kabob stick, look
This is a video from researchers at the University Of Washington who have developed a tiny, pannable camera system capable of streaming live video that’s so small it can fit on the back of a beetle (or any other small insect). The entire system weighs only 248 milligrams in total.
These are several shots of the alphabet pencil painstakingly carved by artist Fouad Kebdani. Could you imagine the lead breaking when you were carving X? I would rage quit so hard. Shoot, I’d rage quit if the lead broke when I was working on B. But if I was working