University of Glascow, which was founded in 1451, the second-oldest university in Scotland and the fourth-oldest in the English-speaking world made a significant discoveries in the field of Nanotechnology, a study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale.
To highlight their expertise in nanotech, scientists from this university was able to produce the world’s smallest Christmas card. On a tiny piece of gl(–foul word(s) removed–) an image of a Christmas tree was etched measuring 200×290 micrometers.
According to the university’s website the card is invisible to the naked eye it could fit on an area the size of a postage stamp.
Christmas season is fast approaching and University of Glascow produced the Christmas card, a significant project that will catch everyone’s attention, “a simple way of showing how accurate their technology is”, as according to Prof. Cumming; thus, proving of their expertise in Nanotechnology.
The process to manufacture the card only took 30 minutes. It was very straightforward to produce as the process is highly repeatable although the design of the card took longer than the production of the card.
The Christmas card example may not be huge enough to catch the world’s attention but the underlying technology will surely plays a vital role in the real world applications especially in the electronics industry which take advantage of micro and nano-fabrication.
Biotechnology, optical filtering, light control components and health care will be one of the beneficiary of this discovery, it will also be used in the future development of digital economy.
The team behind the project was headed by Prof. David Cumming and Dr. Qin Chen.
