Nano-scale printer from IBM

IBM and ETH Zurich have developed a method for placing minuscule particles on a precise location.

Printing resolution equivalent to 100,000 dots per inch (dpi). Current printers top out around 1,200-1,500 dpi. This is realy great !!!!

This discovery could eventually allow for printing technology that could be used to create nano-scale wires or ultra-small lenses for use in optical chips. Big Blue admitted that the technology is still years away from any commercial applications, but the company is hopeful that the breakthrough will help accelerate the development of nanotechnology.

"This method opens up new ways to precisely and efficiently position various kinds of nanoparticles on different surfaces," said IBM Zurich researcher Heiko Wolf.

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