The strange new world of Nanoscience, narrated by Stephen Fry

Winner Best short film at the Scinema Science film festival 2010.

Where and what is nano? How will it shape our future? Nanoscience is the study of phenomena and manipulation of materials at the nanoscale, where properties differ significantly from those at a larger scale. The strange world of nanoscience - it can take you into atoms and beyond the stars.

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[myromeodude123]

We should all embrace these amazing technologies. But like animals playing with fire, I hope we as a society and as humans use this technology for the benefit of mankind and our planet. These technologies are unfolding so fast and our human animalistic nature seems so primitive. I am already seeing too many technologies getting into the hands of these who wish to use them for warfare, greed and control. I guess nothing new but these discussions need to be made.

[Jacob Newson]

"Smallest thing you will ever be able to see with any microscope"? I don't think so

[DarkEbony89]

Let me say that I totally geeked out on this film.

I'm 23, but this film took me back to 6th grade; totally excited about science and the world. Steven Fry is a great narrator, and this is a fascinating subject!

[entreprenr]

exactly, just build a tiny microscope on the nano scale with atoms :)

[Oscar La Fuente]

wanna be part of this new wonder

[outled]

It's called tilt-shift.

[PhilboAE71]

Anyone know what the film technique is called at 15:48?

[winston smith]

Certainly some might not. But others certainly will. Many of which we cannot even fathom the possibilities of today. At the very same time the Wright brothers were designing and testing their airplane, there were a whole host of scientists and physicists writing books explaining how and why manned flight would never come to pass; given the laws of nature, it would be a physical impossibility. Being bicycle mechanics, Wilbur & Orville didn't read those books..the rest is, as they say, history.

[cristIAN3604]

i'm getting the feeling that this narrator is the same one from little big planet...

[sara marie]

graphene??



[Omar Domimguez]

so we are making a Beetle Scarab now?

[Marc Crabtree]

That's not hard to do anymore. Especially within the last 5-10 years and the tons of new finds that have been found around the world confirming the events i.e: the flood for instance, have absolutely happened. So to reassess what is in the bible is a great suggestion, it's easier than ever to show that what is stated in the bible can be taken literally.