(CNN) Some say bigger is better, but researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will tell you that when it comes to tech, smaller things are far more impressive. This month, MIT researchers announced they invented a way to shrink objects to nanoscale -- smaller than what you can see with a microscope -- using a laser. The miniaturizing technology, called "implosion fabrication," could be applied to anything from developing smaller microscope and cell phone lenses to creating tiny robots that improve everyday life. It's a far cry from "Honey I Shrunk the Kids," but the new method has plenty of cool real-world uses. And forget microchips -- MIT says this technology could be used to develop even smaller "nanochip" electronics.

Source: CNN December 17, 2018 22:18 UTC