Writing with a Nanoscale Fountain Pen

Roland Piquepaille writes "I'm sure that almost all of you have used a fountain pen. But imagine a pen drawing lines only 40 nanometers in width. Now, it can be done with the Nanofountain Probe (NFP) developed by scientists at Northwestern University. This innovative fountain pen "employs a volcano-like dispensing tip and capillary fed solutions to enable sub-100 nanometer molecular writing." But it needs to be mounted on an atomic force microscope (AFM) to be useful, so it probably is something you'll not find at your local drugstore for a while. However, this nanofountain probe could have applications for nanosensors, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals. Read more for other details, pictures and references."

Comments

Fine print.

[jZnat]

Just imagine the fine print that can be generated with this.

"What do you mean I agreed to it?"
"Well, if you closely examine this area that looks like an eyelash, you can almost see the thread of paper we used to write it on..."

Don't do the pale

[YellowElf]

Don't click the Pico-pale link!!! Down with the link-whore! Use the innovative fountain pen link instead. It's the original source.

--dv

Secret Letters

[Goalie_Ca]

Now i can have that affair that i've always wanted with that chick who operates the tunnelling electron microscope. I can send her love letters on invoices and memos and no one will know. Muhahahahahah!!!