Physicists from Loughborough built the world’s smallest gold violin by using advanced nanotechnology which highlighted their abilities to do nanoscale research.

Researchers at Loughborough University have made what may be the smallest violin ever by using advanced nanotechnology. This platinum violin is so small that only 35 microns in length and 13 microns in width, similar to the size of a human hair and was made with the help of a nanolithography system from the university.

The miniature violin shows what the nanotechnology system is capable of, allowing researchers to design and examine very tiny objects with enormous detail. Professor Kelly Morrison, Head of Physics at Loughborough, points out that the system enables us to research the impact of light, electricity or magnetism on materials.

With the NanoFrazor instrument which does lithography by using heat and a probe, the violin design was engraved on a chip and plated with platinum. One must view the minuscule result through a microscope.

However, the NanoFrazor instrument also plays a crucial role in significant research efforts. Experts are working on new materials for storing data magnetically and finding better heat management ways to speed up and save energy in computers. These studies seek to improve future technology using the special control offered by nanotechnology.

It points to the fact that nanotechnology is still leading to important progress in science and engineering, apart from just fitting inside a tiny violin.