Sharpest Man-made Object is Only One Atom at its Point
A very tiny, very sharp object has put Canadian researchers at the National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT) and ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ into the Guinness Book of World Records. Only one atom at its end point, the tip used in electron microscopes is the sharpest man-made object. It is made of Tungsten and fabricated using a patented controlled etching method. It is currently being evaluated for its commercial potential.
"We did not start out to set a world record; we were trying to make a better tool for our research." Team leader Robert Wolkow said in reaction to the record "Having a world record is a fun achievement, but we are really interested in commercializing this product."
The team who created this tip includes: Dr. Robert Wolkow, NINT Principal Investigator and ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Physics Professor, Dr. Jason Pitters, Research Council Officer at NINT and Dr. Mohamed Rezeq, formerly of NINT.
The fabrication method for the sharpest object was patented in 2008.