The science of the very small will bring even more science fiction to reality. The science of the very small will bring even more science fiction to reality.Russian author Boris Zhitkov wrote the 1931 short story Microhands, in which the narrator creates miniature hands to carry out intricate surgeries. And while that was nearly 100 years ago, the tale illustrates the real fundamentals of the nanoscience researchers are working on today.Read Full Story