US: Michigan shrinks Obama

Barack Obama is larger than life these days - except, that is, at the University of Michigan, where the president-elect has become remarkably small, reports The Canadian Press. A team of researchers has created carbon nanotube images of Obama that can be seen only through electron microscopes.

John Hart, assistant professor in mechanical engineering, led the team that created a 'nanobama' flag and 'nanobama' blocks. There's even a 'nanobiden' image of the incoming vice-president. Hart says it is just "a basic demonstration of what we can do with nanotubes. I really didn't mean it in a political way."
Full report on The Canadian Press site