{"id":5737,"date":"2023-09-08T18:20:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T18:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/?p=5737"},"modified":"2024-07-16T18:22:09","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T18:22:09","slug":"the-worlds-smallest-drum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/Q3\/the-worlds-smallest-drum","title":{"rendered":"The world\u2019s smallest drum"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"purdue-initial-words-wrap\"><p class=\"purdue-initial-words\">WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. &mdash;<\/p> \n<p>Boilermakers everywhere already know that Purdue is home of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/stories.purdue.edu\/podcast\/celebrating-100-years-with-the-worlds-largest-drum\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">World\u2019s Largest Drum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>But have you heard about the world\u2019s smallest drum? It\u2019s probably not going to get rolled out onto the field at Ross-Ade Stadium for any football games. Even if it were, you wouldn\u2019t be able to see it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s because small means&nbsp;<em>small<\/em>&nbsp;\u2014 about the width of a human hair.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>David Cappelleri, professor of mechanical engineering and biomedical engineering (by courtesy), came up with the idea for the world\u2019s smallest drum to test out the Nanoscribe Photonic Professional GT2 3D printer, which streamlines the production of microscopic&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/releases\/2023\/Q3\/the-worlds-smallest-drum.html#\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">materials<\/a>&nbsp;while pioneering new potential applications in medical treatments. Housed at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/discoverypark\/birck\/\">Birck Nanotechnology Center in Discovery Park District at Purdue<\/a>, the printer is the first of its kind in operation in Indiana and was acquired with a financial award from the U.S. National Science Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The printer is revolutionizing how Purdue microrobotics researchers engage with the field and vastly expanding the potential benefits of mobile microrobots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stories.purdue.edu\/the-worlds-smallest-drum\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more on The Persistent Pursuit website.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Media are encouraged to share, post and publish this content.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. &mdash; Boilermakers everywhere already know that Purdue is home of the&nbsp;World\u2019s Largest Drum. But have you heard about the world\u2019s smallest drum? 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