Too Small to See

Journey from the macro-world to the nano-world. With a billion nanometers in a meter, nanometers are used to measure things on the atomic scale. To help you imagine one-billionth, this exhibit takes you on a journey in size and scale. Enter the "Seeing Courtyard," where everything is enlarged 100,000,000 times. Build molecules, walk through a silicon crystal and climb on carbon nanotubes, all to scale. You're the scientist as you move atoms and create patterns using tools to make nanoscale structures. From "Particle Progression" to "Zoom" and the "Magnification Station," experience everyday things at progressively smaller scales and discover amazing facts about the behavior of atoms and molecules.

Note: A scaled-down version of "Too Small to See" will continue on display until September 12.

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