The world's teensiest bunny.
(Credit: Optical Materials Express)
Most commonly used as a test subject for 3D computer graphics, the Stanford Bunny has probably never turned up in a more intriguing place. This model of the bunny is tiny — just a few micrometers across, the size of an average bacterium.
It was created by a team of physicists and chemists from Yokohama National University, Tokyo Institute of Technology, and the company C-MET to demonstrate a new type of resin that can be used to create electrodes. Currently, there are materials that can be used to create complex 3D sculptures, but there’s a limitation that prevents these materials from being used in creating electronics.
Part of the electrode manufacturing process requires carbonization — that is, baking at a temperature high enough to turn its surface into carbon. This increases the conductivity of a resin structure and increases its surface area — but in the process, it damages the object’s original shape.
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