Once upon a time, the mantra for scientific success was "Think big." Nowadays, it's all about the ongoing mission to make things really, really small. Here, a look at the latest in Lilliputian developments

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In PopSci's recurring Shrinkage feature, we tip our hats to the scientists whose work is devoted to the noble cause of making our world a little tinier, one gadget at a time. Consider the "memory stamp" pictured above-about the size of your pencil point, it can store the same amount of data that formerly filled three comparatively massive 3.5-inch diskettes (remember those?). For a look at more of the most amazing developments in the quest to make extremely small things, launch the photo gallery here.

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