The World Officially Goes Effing Crazy

University of Michigan's 'Nanobama' Hopes to Popularize Nanotechnology Research

DETROIT — President-elect Barack Obama is larger than life these days. Except, that is, at the University of Michigan, where he has become remarkably small.
A team of researchers has created carbon nanotube images of Obama whose details can only be seen with optical and electron microscopes.
"I really didn't mean it in a political way," said John Hart, assistant professor in mechanical engineering and leader of the research team at Michigan. "It was really for fun. It was a basic demonstration of what we can do with nanotubes."
Hart said he hopes the interest in "nanobama" gives the public a better understanding of nanotechnology research and its applications.
Each of the millions of hollow carbon cylinders that make up the incoming president's image is tens of thousands times smaller than a human hair, but stronger than steel.

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