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Nikon Small World: A Printer Printing Wins Top Prize
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What BBN said on air. The facts are in the original report: Ars Technica.
Hank LedgerA photo of a printer printing has won the Nikon Small World photomicrography contest, Ars Technica reports.
Vera BullockOne student, a student in Cologne, Germany, captured microscopic nozzles firing ink droplets one-tenth the width of a human hair onto paper.
Hank LedgerSo he photographed the one thing in the office that works only when nobody is watching it.
Vera BullockI'd call it a candid portrait of a hardworking appliance at the peak of its output.
Hank LedgerThe trick was a flash in a darkened room, which froze the droplets in midair. The flash did the job of the shutter.
Vera BullockAnd he reverse-engineered the printer so the paper moves under a stationary printhead. That's the printer rethinking its own workflow.
Hank LedgerHe took it apart and made it work backwards.
Vera BullockHe said, after many failed attempts, he thought he'd need expensive equipment, but he already had everything he needed.
Vera BullockSecond place went to a jumping spider with pollen.
Hank LedgerTwenty winners this year, and an inkjet beat a spider. The printer has been making masterpieces for years. It just jams before anyone looks.
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