The world's smallest film: IBM reveals incredible animation made using individual MOLECULES
世界最小電影：IBM利用個(gè)體分子打造神奇動(dòng)畫

Scientists have taken the idea of a film short down to new levels. Molecular levels.
科學(xué)家已經(jīng)將電影之“小”提升到了一個(gè)新境界——用分子來打造的境界。

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，他們制作出了有史以來最微小的定格動(dòng)畫。這部動(dòng)畫時(shí)長(zhǎng)一分鐘，描繪了一個(gè)時(shí)而舞蹈、時(shí)而拋球、時(shí)而在蹦床上玩耍的小男孩，而這一切都是通過不停地重組排列一氧化碳個(gè)體分子制成。

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.
放大畫面，電影讓人想起早期的視頻游戲，尤其是當(dāng)男孩伴隨著簡(jiǎn)單的音樂和聲效將球拋向畫面另一側(cè)時(shí)。

The movie is titled 'A Boy and His Atom.
這部電影取名叫做《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.
顯示原子運(yùn)動(dòng)的視頻我們以前就見過，但是該項(xiàng)目的IBM首席科學(xué)家Andreas Heinrich表示，用如此微小的物質(zhì)來講述故事，這還是頭一次。

'This movie is a fun way to share the atomic-scale world,' Heinrich said.
Heinrich說：“這部電影用十分有趣的方式給我們展現(xiàn)了原子微觀世界?！?/div>

'The reason we made this was not to convey a scientific message directly, but to engage with students, to prompt them to ask questions.'
“制作這部電影的目的不是為了直接傳達(dá)科學(xué)知識(shí)，而是啟發(fā)學(xué)生們?nèi)ニ伎?、去提問。?/div>

It operates at 450 degrees below zero Fahrenheit (268 degrees below zero Celsius).
電影的拍攝是在零下450華氏度（零下268攝氏度）進(jìn)行的。

'The atoms hold still. They would move around on their own at room temperature.'
“這樣原子就會(huì)固定不動(dòng)，如果是在室溫下他們是會(huì)自己運(yùn)動(dòng)的?！?/div>

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告訴我們，電影中組成圖形的這些小圓點(diǎn)就是構(gòu)成分子的氧原子。用來制作這部電影所使用的技術(shù)手段同IBM公司致力于讓數(shù)據(jù)存儲(chǔ)設(shè)備變得更小的手段很相似。

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