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Friday, April 2, 2010

Science: Identifying Individual Atoms in a Photograph

Amazing they can do this ...

Using a special z-contrast scanning electron microscope, researchers at Oak Ridge took the first picture detailed enough to differentiate different atoms within a chemical compound.

See Insanely Hi-Res Z-Contrast Photos Can Determine Which Atoms Are Which by Stuart Fox, March 25, 2010.

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