Researchers at MIT have developed a system to “shrink” objects down to a nanoscale level. DRONE FLEET COULD HELP FIND LOST HIKERS, MIT RESEARCHERS SAYThe researchers used a technique they describe as “implosion fabrication” to 3-D print objects at a nanoscale. “This technique, known as expansion microscopy, involves embedding tissue into a hydrogel and then expanding it, allowing for high-resolution imaging with a regular microscope,” explained MIT in the statement. “Once the desired molecules are attached in the right locations, the researchers shrink the entire structure by adding an acid,” explained MIT in its statement. Using the technique, researchers say that they can create objects that are around 1 cubic millimeter, patterned with a resolution of 50 nanometers.

Source: Fox News December 14, 2018 15:32 UTC