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Swinburne University of Technology's center for micro-photonics have constructed a model of the Sydney Opera House, seen in this undated photo, that is about half the diameter of a human hair. With dimensions of 64 x 38 x 41 micrometers, or more than a million times smaller than the real Sydney structure, the model was built from a hybrid material of glass and polymer by firing intense laser light into the matter in a liquid state to create what to the human eye appears as an almost imperceptible dot, but under an electron microscope it contains the detail and the beauty of the iconic Sydney harbour side structure.
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VINCENZO BARILARI (68 months ago | reply)
amazing...
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Bolophojep (67 months ago | reply)
wow, do you mind if I may make one of these type of models for my next presentation? Easy to transport on my bike and i am sure they wont nitpick about details.
its_daniel added this photo to their favorites. (66 months ago)
h a n g i n g p i x e l s [deleted] (64 months ago | reply)
Cool....tiny little thing.
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