Microscopic Jewish Bible, World's Smallest Bible
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
With a space less than half the size of grain of sugar, Israeli scientists successfully inscribed the entire Hebrew text of the Jewish Bible by blasting tiny particles called gallium ions. The nanotechnology experts at the Technion institute in Haifa say the text measures less than 0.5 square millimeter (0.01 square inch) surface. They chose the Jewish Bible to highlight how vast quantities of information can be stored in minimum amounts of space.
"It took us about an hour to etch the 300,000 words of the Bible onto a tiny silicon surface," Ohad Zohar, the university's scientific adviser for educational programs, told the Associated Press.Link
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