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1.媒體來源:

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2.記者署名:

Meg Cox, Loughborough University

3.完整新聞標題:

物理學家利用奈米技術製造“世界上最小的提琴”

Physicists create 'the world's smallest violin' using nanotechnology

4.完整新聞內文:

Physicists create 'the world's smallest violin' using nanotechnology

物理學家利用奈米技術製造“世界上最小的提琴”

by Meg Cox, Loughborough University

https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800a/2025/physicists-create-the-1.jpg

edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan
The 'world's smallest violin' created by Loughborough University physicists.
Credit: Loughborough University

Physicists at Loughborough University have used cutting-edge nanotechnology
to create what they believe may be "the world's smallest violin," which is
small enough to fit within the width of a human hair.

The violin is made of platinum and measures just 35 microns long and 13
microns wide, with a micron being one millionth of a meter. For size
comparison, a human hair typically ranges from 17 to 180 microns in diameter,
and the much-loved microscopic creatures known as tardigrades measure between
50 and 1,200 microns.

拉夫堡大學的物理學家利用尖端奈米技術製造出了他們認為可能是“世界上最小的提琴”
，其尺寸小到可以容納在人類頭髮的寬度內。





The miniature violin was created as a test project to demonstrate the
capabilities of the university's new nanolithography system—an advanced
suite of technology that enables researchers to build and study structures at
the nanoscale. The system will support a variety of research projects aimed
at identifying new materials and methods for developing the next generation
of computing devices.

"Though creating the world's smallest violin may seem like fun and games, a
lot of what we've learned in the process has actually laid the groundwork for
the research we're now undertaking," said Professor Kelly Morrison, Head of
the Physics department and an expert in experimental physics.

"Our nanolithography system allows us to design experiments that probe
materials in different ways—using light, magnetism, or electricity—and
observe their responses. Once we understand how materials behave, we can
start applying that knowledge to develop new technologies, whether it's
improving computing efficiency or finding new ways to harvest energy.

"But first, we need to understand the fundamental science and this system
enables us to do just that."





“但首先，我們需要了解基礎科學，而這個系統使我們能夠做到這一點。”

https://youtu.be/xsnqYDVSUTM

Credit: Loughborough University

Why a violin?

The team created the nanoscale violin as a playful reference to the
well-known pop culture phrase, "Can you hear the world's smallest violin
playing just for you?"—typically used to mock exaggerated complaints or
overly dramatic reactions. The phrase is often accompanied by a hand gesture
mimicking someone playing a tiny violin between their thumb and forefinger.

The expression is thought to have first appeared on television in the 1970s,
popularized by the show M*A*S*H, and has remained part of pop culture thanks
to appearances in more recent shows like SpongeBob SquarePants, as well as a
deep-dive into its origin by ClassicFM.

The Loughborough violin is a microscopic image rather than a playable
instrument, and while it hasn't been confirmed by any official channels as
the world's smallest violin, one thing is clear: it's very small.

為什麼是小提琴？





拉夫堡小提琴只是一個微觀圖像，而非一件可演奏的樂器，雖然它尚未被任何官方管道證
實為世界上最小的提琴，但有一點是清楚的：它非常小。

How was it made?

At the heart of Loughborough University's nanotechnology system—which spans
an entire laboratory—is the NanoFrazor, a cutting-edge nano-sculpting
machine from Heidelberg Instruments. It uses thermal scanning probe
lithography, a technique where a heated, needle-like tip 'writes' highly
precise patterns at the nanoscale.

它是怎麼做成的？



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The world's smallest violin next to a human hair. The images were captured
using a Keyence VHX-7000N Digital Microscope. Credit: Loughborough University

世界上最小的提琴，與人類頭髮絲比肩。圖片由 Keyence VHX-7000N 數位顯微鏡拍攝。
圖片來源：拉夫堡大學

To create the violin, Professor Morrison—with support from Dr. Naëmi Leo
and research technician Dr. Arthur Coveney—began by coating a small chip
with two layers of a gel-like material called a resist. This coated chip was
then placed under the NanoFrazor, which used its heated tip to burn the
violin pattern into the surface layer.

After the design was etched, the resist was developed by dissolving the
exposed underlayer to leave behind a violin-shaped cavity. A thin layer of
platinum was then deposited onto the chip, and a final rinse in acetone
removed the remaining material to reveal the finished violin.

The system is fully enclosed using a glovebox and a suite of interconnected
chambers as it is essential to keep moisture and dust from impacting
sensitive research. To maintain these controlled conditions, the chip was
carefully moved between chambers using small metal arms operated from the
outside.







It takes around three hours to create a violin using the nanolithography
system, though the team's final version took several months as they refined
and tested different techniques.

The finished piece is no larger than a speck of dust on the chip and can only
be viewed in detail using a microscope.

使用奈米光刻系統製作小提琴大約需要三個小時，但團隊的最終版本花了幾個月的時間，
因為他們改進並測試了不同的技術。

成品不比晶片上的一粒灰塵大，只有用顯微鏡才能仔細觀察。

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Loughborough University's nanolithography system, featuring a NanoFrazor
housed within a sealed glovebox for contamination-free operation. Credit:
Loughborough University

拉夫堡大學的奈米光刻系統，其特點是 NanoFrazor 裝置安裝在密封的手套箱內，可實現
無污染操作。圖

How the nanolithography system is powering new research
Two Loughborough University research projects are already underway using the
nanolithography system. One is exploring alternatives to magnetic data
storage, and another investigating how heat can be used for faster and more
energy-efficient data storage and processing.

"I'm really excited about the level of control and possibilities we have with
the set-up," said Professor Kelly Morrison. "I'm looking forward to seeing
what I can achieve—but also what everyone else can do with the system."

The creation of "the world's smallest violin" has been documented in a new
video, which can be viewed above. Professor Morrison has also published a
blog post on the creation of the violin.

Further details on the two research projects using the nanolithography system
are provided below.

奈米光刻系統如何推動新研究

拉夫堡大學目前已進行兩項利用奈米光刻系統的研究計畫。一項是探索磁性資料儲存的替
代方案，另一項是研究如何利用熱量實現更快、更節能的資料儲存和處理。

「我對這套裝置的控制水平和可能性感到非常興奮，」凱利· 莫里森教授說。 “我期待
著看到自己能取得的成果，也期待著其他人能用這套系統做些什麼。”

一段新影片記錄了「世界上最小的小提琴」的創作過程，可在上方觀看。莫里森教授也發
表了一篇關於這把小提琴創作的部落格文章。

下面提供了有關使用奈米光刻系統的兩個研究項目的更多詳細資訊。

https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800a/2025/physicists-create-the-3.jpg

The world's smallest violin next to a human hair. The images were captured
using a Keyence VHX-7000N Digital Microscope. Credit: Loughborough University
Harnessing heat to create smaller and more efficient devices

世界上最小的提琴，與人類頭髮絲比肩。圖片由 Keyence VHX-7000N 數位顯微鏡拍攝。
圖片來源：拉夫堡大學

Dr. Naëmi Leo, a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, is using the nanolithography
system to explore how precisely controlled heat could support the development
of next-generation computing.

One of the major challenges in digital technology today is improving
efficiency while continuing to shrink device size and increase processing
speed. A key issue is heat management: modern devices consume significant
amounts of electricity, and much of that energy is lost as heat. This not
only wastes power but can also reduce performance or even damage sensitive
components.

利用熱能製造更小、更有效率的設備

英國研究與創新署未來領袖研究員 Naëmi Leo 博士正在使用奈米光刻系統探索如何透過
精確控制的熱量來支持下一代運算的發展。





However, heat isn't always a drawback. Under the right conditions—
particularly when it's unevenly distributed, such as one side of a device
being hot while the other remains cool—it can give rise to useful physical
effects that can be harnessed for faster and more energy-efficient data
storage and processing.

Dr. Leo's research focuses on how to create and control these temperature
gradients to enable novel, efficient, and fast devices. She aims to achieve
this by combining magnetic and electric materials with specially designed
nanoparticles that absorb specific wavelengths of light and convert that
energy into heat.

The nanolithography system is central to this work, allowing for the precise
patterning and integration of multiple materials and functionalities onto a
single device—a critical step toward building the computing devices of the
future.





奈米光刻系統是這項工作的核心，它允許在單一設備上精確地圖案化和整合多種材料和功
能——這是建立未來計算設備的關鍵一步。

New materials for magnetic data storage

Dr. Fasil Dejene will use the nanolithography system in a new research
project exploring how quantum materials could offer a more efficient
alternative to today's magnetic data storage and computing technologies.

An everyday example of magnetic data storage is the traditional magnetic hard
disk drive, which stores data using magnetic bits—tiny, nanometer-sized
regions on a spinning disk. A magnetic read head hovers just above the
surface, reading the data stored by detecting the changes in the magnetic
flux between neighboring magnetic bits. The sensitivity of the read head
determines how much data can be stored in a given space.

As we scale down memory devices to increase data density and reduce energy
use, the magnetic stability of each bit becomes harder to maintain. This
drives the need for efficient sensors and makes it essential to explore new
materials capable of reliable performance at the nanoscale.

磁性資料儲存新材料

Fasil Dejene 博士將在一個新的研究項目中使用奈米光刻系統，探索量子材料如何為當
今的磁性資料儲存和計算技術提供更有效的替代方案。





Dr. Dejene's research will investigate whether emerging quantum materials
could enable the creation of smaller, faster, and more reliable magnetic
memory devices that will not only have applications in data storage
technologies, but also in emerging brain-inspired computing technologies.

The nanolithography system will allow him to fabricate nanoscale prototypes
of magnetic sensing elements with high precision, enabling thorough testing
and benchmarking against existing technologies.

Provided by Loughborough University



奈米光刻系統將允許他以高精度製造磁性感測元件的奈米級原型，從而能夠對現有技術進
行徹底的測試和基準測試。

拉夫堡大學 提供

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