Post by MCDemuth on Dec 21, 2018 21:40:32 GMT
MIT Researchers Just Invented Method Of Shrinking Objects Down By One 1,000th
MIT researches made an announcement this month...
The researches have invented a new process called “implosion fabrication,” that can shrink objects to one 1,000th of their original size.
Today, MIT says they can use a laser to shrink specially prepared objects using safe, non-toxic, and readily available laboratory tools. One of the items required is a gel commonly used in baby diapers...
The shrinking technology could have revolutionary implications for our world. The world of microchips could be replaced by a world of nanochips, meaning electronics on a tiny scale are possible. The concept of tiny nanorobots injected into the bloodstream to fight diseases just became much more feasible...
The process relies on anchors created by light patterns designed by the scientists. They were able to create 3D scaffolds out of hydrogels and then deposit functional materials at defined points. Then, the researchers shrank the objects through dehydration in a controlled way using an acid. The possibilities are endless because any material can be attached to the hydrogel, such as metal, or DNA, or “quantum dot” particles.
...it appears the expanding idea came first. Ed Boyden developed a technique called “expansion microscopy” in 2014. Particles were injected in a gel and then expanded so they could be seen easier. Then they had a eureka moment and started doing the reverse to shrink objects instead.
The possibilities are endless for what this new technique can do in the fields of robotics, and optics. It seems these researches have opened up a tiny door into unlimited possibilities. Since it is relatively simple and safe, the process could be appearing everywhere from school science fairs to the most sophisticated laboratories. It’s relatively inexpensive, which opens up the doors of nanotechnology to just about anyone.
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www.ancient-code.com/researchers-just-invented-method-of-shrinking-objects-down-by-one-1000th/
"Baby Diapers"
ROTFWL!
Who Knew?
So...
Someday, Science Fiction Movies, LIKE:
"Fantastic Voyage" (1966)
"Innerspace" (1987)
"Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" (1989)
"Honey, I Blew Up the Kid" (1992)
May not be considered so "Fictional" anymore... And just considered "Ahead Of It's Time"!
Pretty Cool...
I am sure, most of us, are ready for them to start shrinking all that trash in landfills and such!
How about Space Deployment of various satellites and such... Shrink it to launch it... Enlarge it when in orbit!