New York—The world’s tiniest Hebrew Bible went on exhibit April 20 at The Israel Museum in Jerusalem, thanks to support from The Russell Berrie Foundation, based in Teaneck.

Created by researchers at the Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, the Nano Bible is etched onto a microchip no larger than a grain of sugar, and can only be read using a microscope capable of 10,000 times magnification.

The new exhibition, along with two other special displays, are part of the Museum’s year-long 50th anniversary celebration of the Museum and its Shrine of the Book, home of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The high-tech Nano Bible serves as a contemporary complement to the Scrolls, which are the oldest Biblical manuscripts in the world.

The Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute was established jointly in 2005 by The Russell Berrie Foundation, the government of Israel, and the Technion. Its goal is to position the Technion and the State of Israel at the forefront of global nanotechnology research and development.

Employing nano units—that which measures one billionth of a meter or a ratio similar to the size of an olive compared to the entire planet Earth—nanotechnology makes it possible to construct new materials stronger and lighter than steel, to desalinate water more efficiently, to deliver medications to designated parts of the body without harming surrounding tissues, and to detect cancerous cells in early stages.

In 2013, scientists at the Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute created a side-by-side gold-coated nano-chip replica of the Declarations of Independence of the United States and Israel, which was presented to President Obama during his visit to Israel.

Additional support for the exhibition was provided by The Dorot Foundation.