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| Queen's tiny 90th birthday message etched on corgi hair | |
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| A team of university scientists have etched a microscopic birthday message for the Queen - on the hair of a corgi. | A team of university scientists have etched a microscopic birthday message for the Queen - on the hair of a corgi. |
| The tiny tribute, which reads "Happy 90th Birthday Your Majesty", was inscribed by staff at the University of Nottingham's new £12m nanoscale research centre. | The tiny tribute, which reads "Happy 90th Birthday Your Majesty", was inscribed by staff at the University of Nottingham's new £12m nanoscale research centre. |
| Hairs used in the experiment - roughly a tenth of a millimetre wide - are from corgis related to the royal pets. | Hairs used in the experiment - roughly a tenth of a millimetre wide - are from corgis related to the royal pets. |
| The team previously drew a tiny Queen's face to mark her Diamond Jubilee. | The team previously drew a tiny Queen's face to mark her Diamond Jubilee. |
| Read updates on this story and more from across Nottinghamshire | Read updates on this story and more from across Nottinghamshire |
| Christopher Parmenter, from the university's School of Pharmacy, explained how the message was written using nanotechnology. | Christopher Parmenter, from the university's School of Pharmacy, explained how the message was written using nanotechnology. |
| The scientists used an electron microscope, which projected a beam of ions onto the hair's surface, removing the top layer to allow the message to be etched. | The scientists used an electron microscope, which projected a beam of ions onto the hair's surface, removing the top layer to allow the message to be etched. |
| "It's a truly magical process to observe that message just all of a sudden pops out, and we're hoping to send it to the Queen herself," Mr Parmenter said. | "It's a truly magical process to observe that message just all of a sudden pops out, and we're hoping to send it to the Queen herself," Mr Parmenter said. |
| Dr Michael Fay said a number of key scientific advancements are being developed through nanoscale and microscale analysis. | Dr Michael Fay said a number of key scientific advancements are being developed through nanoscale and microscale analysis. |
| "It could be better computers or treatments for cancer. They all come from understanding things down from the very small scales," he said. | "It could be better computers or treatments for cancer. They all come from understanding things down from the very small scales," he said. |
| The university currently hold a Guinness world record for creating the smallest periodic table. | The university currently hold a Guinness world record for creating the smallest periodic table. |
| Scientists said more than a million copies of the table could fit on a single slip of note paper. | Scientists said more than a million copies of the table could fit on a single slip of note paper. |