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  • 3DBenchy is a tiny 3D-printed boat, just a third of the thickness of a human hair
    3D Printing
    World's smallest boat is thinner than a human hair
    Researchers at Leiden University in the Netherlands have created the world’s smallest boat. Measuring just 30 microns long, the tiny model was 3D printed as part of a project investigating how to make synthetic “microswimmers” in complex shapes.