The Smallest Movie Ever Filmed In History

In 2013, IBM scientists achieved a groundbreaking feat by creating the world's smallest movie, "A Boy and His Atom," using individual atoms. This stop-motion film was made by manipulating and photographing single atoms with a scanning tunneling microscope. The short film tells the story of a tiny boy interacting with an atom-sized ball, highlighting the potential of atomic-level manipulation in the realm of nanotechnology. The innovative project not only showcased the remarkable precision of modern science but also demonstrated the possibilities for future advancements in computing and materials science at the atomic scale.

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In 2013, IBM scientists made the worlds smallest movie using individual atoms, a stop-motion film called “A Boy and His Atom” pic.twitter.com/sueQlk3uHo

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