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

Scientists have taken the idea of a film short down to new levels. Molecular levels.
科學家已經將電影之“小”提升到了一個新境界——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畫。這部動畫時長一分鐘，描繪了一個時而舞蹈、時而拋球、時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，尤其是當男孩伴隨著簡單的音樂和聲效將球拋向畫面另一側時。

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.
顯示原子運動的視頻我們以前就見過，但是該項目的IBM首席科學家Andreas Heinrich表示，用如此微小的物質來講述故事，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科學知識，而是啟發(fā)學生們去思考、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）進行的。

'The atoms hold still. They would move around on their own at room temperature.'
“這樣原子就會固定不動，如果是在室溫下他們是會自己運動的?！?/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就是構成分子的氧原子。用來制作這部電影所使用的技術手段同IBM公司致力于讓數據存儲設備變得更小的手段很相似。

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