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Dec 9th 2009 By Paula Kashtan
Adorable Nanoparticle Alert -- World's Smallest 'Snowman'
Now, we love the idea of the world's smallest snowman -- for being one-fifth of the width of a human hair, this little guy is pretty darned adorable -- but fact is, the dude's not made of snow. London scientists created him using two tin beads and platinum for the nose. But, in the spirit of the season -- and out of a respect for an effort that allows us to use the words "adorable" and "nanoparticle" together -- we'll just focus on his cute little grin (created with a focused ion beam, obviously).
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Thursday 10 December
By eduardo Cervantes
WoW thats a small snowman.
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Thursday 10 December
By ycav4424
With everything that scientist can do these days, I hope they can accomplish more ways to help people with disease's that don't have a cure. I especially hope the government doesn't cut funding for them to be able to discover these new things, like they already have so many times so far.
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Thursday 10 December
By Dysastar
Aren't scientists allowed to play a little too?
Thursday 10 December
By optiflex
It's adorable..until u find out it cost $12,000,000 to make!
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Thursday 10 December
By optiflex
I don't know about u, but I kinda want to see scientist working on cancer, and environment, fuel efficiancy...and such...but its soooooo cute...isn't!
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Thursday 10 December
By Science Help Us
I am sure that there MUST be a better use of their time, other than making snowmen. I sure hope they did this on personal time and not on the clock, because the money and time taken to do this could have and SHOULD have been used to better maknkind.
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Thursday 10 December
By jpr
To everyone who thinks that the time used to make this snowman was wasteful, keep in mind that it takes practice to develop any kind of skill. This snowman is just more hands on experience in nano-construction that will hopefully lead to bigger (smaller?) and better things for the scientist/student who created it.
Even the best carpenters started out in woodshop making things that were probably not all that useful.
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Thursday 10 December
By Amanda
I totally agree!
People think it is useless but they don't know what's really going on there. That could have been a hands on experiment for all we know.
I get what you are saying...
Marine biologist in training do test that have already been done, people would view that as useless but it helps them accomplish the needed task in the long run.
The government in general do "useless" military equipment test all the time. Some of those test are helpful in getting the right thing.
Thursday 10 December
By ceh
like none of you did anything just for fun. cause your all out there working to make the world a better place, you probably still drink bottled water too.
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Thursday 10 December
By ceh
like none of you did anything just for fun. cause your all out there working to make the world a better place, you probably still drink bottled water too.
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Thursday 10 December
By ceh
like none of you did anything just for fun. cause your all out there working to make the world a better place, you probably still drink bottled water too.
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Thursday 10 December
By shadetreedog
TOO MUCH TIME ON THEIR HANDS !
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Thursday 10 December
By Sophia
So much jealousy!
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Thursday 10 December
By rann948
If you all think this is just fun and games, I challenge you to replicate it. This is a difficult scientific feat which is also practice for more serious endeavors. We encouraged our children to play computer /learning games because we know that is makes them more comfortable with the operations of a computer. Same principle, different level.
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Thursday 10 December
By Juliana
Try to make a replica of it! It may be amazing that they are skilled enough to make it but it is still a waste of time.I agree that scientists should be taking there time and finding cures to things not wasting loads of money just to make a microscopic snowman[that isnt even made from snow!]Please tell me if you agree.
Thursday 10 December
By Peg
Yea, he's sort of cute....It's amazing to me how people waste their time and supposed talents when we need great minds solving real problems.
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Thursday 10 December
By d
Next time your at work wasting time reading stories like this online....don't...we need you doing more important things
Thursday 10 December
By Peg
Careful! Al Gore will get his phony "scientists" to claim this technology will leave MASSIVE carbon footprints!
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Thursday 10 December
By richard
where's his arms, hat and scarf??
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Thursday 10 December
By cheyenne
now thats a small smaw man!
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