Thursday, April 12, 2007

The University in Vancouver has created the world's smallest published book, but the trick is that in order to read it you'll need a microscope. Teeny Ted from Turnip Town as reported is even teenier than the two current smallest books listed by Guinness World Records. The physics professor said that they consider this masterpiece just a work of art, in other words, no more than a fun project. In order to achieve this result, the team used a focused-gallium-ion beam and also an electron microscope to carve the book onto 30 micro tablets made from crystalline silicon. This tiny work of art seen only under a microscope is already available in signature edition copies at the NOT-so-SMALL cost of approximately $20,000.