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The world's smallest film: IBM reveals incredible animation made using individual MOLECULES 世界最小电影：IBM利用个体分子打造神奇动画
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Scientists have taken the idea of a film short down to new levels. Molecular levels. 科学家已经将电影之“小”提升到了一个新境界——用分子来打造的境界。
IBM says it has made the tiniest stop-motion movie ever - a one-minute video of individual carbon monoxide molecules repeatedly rearranged to show a boy dancing, throwing a ball and bouncing on a trampoline.IBM公司表示，他们制作出了有史以来最微小的定格动画。这部动画时长一分钟，描绘了一个时而舞蹈、时而抛球、时而在蹦床上玩耍的小男孩，而这一切都是通过不停地重组排列一氧化碳个体分子制成。
When hugely magnified, the movie is reminiscent of early video games, particularly when the boy bounces the ball off the side of the frame accompanied by simple music and sound effects. 放大画面，电影让人想起早期的视频游戏，尤其是当男孩伴随着简单的音乐和声效将球抛向画面另一侧时。
The movie is titled 'A Boy and His Atom.这部电影取名叫做《男孩和他的原子》。
Videos showing atoms in motion have been seen before but Andreas Heinrich, IBM's principal scientist for the project, said this is the first time anything so small has been maneuvered to tell a story. 显示原子运动的视频我们以前就见过，但是该项目的IBM首席科学家Andreas Heinrich表示，用如此微小的物质来讲述故事，这还是头一次。
'This movie is a fun way to share the atomic-scale world,' Heinrich said. Heinrich说：“这部电影用十分有趣的方式给我们展现了原子微观世界。”
'The reason we made this was not to convey a scientific message directly, but to engage with students, to prompt them to ask questions.' “制作这部电影的目的不是为了直接传达科学知识，而是启发学生们去思考、去提问。”
It operates at 450 degrees below zero Fahrenheit (268 degrees below zero Celsius). 电影的拍摄是在零下450华氏度（零下268摄氏度）进行的。
'The atoms hold still. They would move around on their own at room temperature.' “这样原子就会固定不动，如果是在室温下他们是会自己运动的。”
The dots that make up the figures in the movie are the oxygen atoms in the molecule, Heinrich said. The techniques used to make the movie are similar to what IBM is doing to make data storage smaller. Heinrich告诉我们，电影中组成图形的这些小圆点就是构成分子的氧原子。用来制作这部电影所使用的技术手段同IBM公司致力于让数据存储设备变得更小的手段很相似。 |
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发表于 2016-8-6 08:38:56