Nano-Sun: From Traditional Printing to High Resolution Nano-Printing

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This image created by IBM scientists demonstrates a new nano quotprintingquot technique they believe will lead to breakthroughs in ultra-tiny chips optics and biosensors. The recreation of Robert Fluddacutes 17th century drawing of the Sun the alche ...
This image created by IBM scientists demonstrates a new nano "printing" technique they believe will lead to breakthroughs in ultra-tiny chips, optics, and biosensors. The recreation of Robert Fludd's 17th century drawing of the Sun – the alchemists’ symbol for gold -- was created by precisely placing 20,000 gold particles, each about 60 nanometers in diameter. This method could be used for mass production to place particles as small as 2 nanometers in diameter to fabricate atomic scale nanowires, ultra tiny lenses for optics and biosensors for healthcare. Credit: IBM

IBM researchers in collaboration with scientists from the ETH Zurich have demonstrated a new, efficient and precise technique to “print” at the nanoscale.


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