Small is sometimes frightening. All worthy of your trepidation: bacteria, leprechauns, chihuahuas, and children of the corn. But what about Intel's new production methods? The chip giant announced on Wednesday that they successfully engineered their first microchip using 1 billion transistors, each only 45 nanometers wide — or roughly 1,000 times smaller than a red blood cell. The transistors, the smallest ever, will allow for more powerful, more efficient processors than their 65-nanometer predecessors and should keep Intel a step ahead of the competition. However, you can't help but wonder, what if the transistors look to usurp their creator: mankind? Aside from under a microscope in ninth-grade biology, I've never seen a red blood cell. Not when I skinned my elbow skateboarding or when Mike Hennigan clocked my nose in a pick-up basketball game. So how am I supposed to defend myself against vengeful transistors 1,000 times smaller? Doctor, Ambien please. — Trevor Noren