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on Wednesday September 23 2015, @04:34PM
from the still-can't-find-my-contact-lens dept.
from the still-can't-find-my-contact-lens dept.
scientists at UCLA have used a powerful microscope to image the three-dimensional positions of individual atoms to a precision of 19 trillionths of a meter, which is several times smaller than a hydrogen atom.
Their observations make it possible, for the first time, to infer the macroscopic properties of materials based on their structural arrangements of atoms, which will guide how scientists and engineers build aircraft components, for example. The research, led by Jianwei (John) Miao, a UCLA professor of physics and astronomy and a member of UCLA's California NanoSystems Institute, is published Sept. 21 in the online edition of the journal Nature Materials.
One step closer to The Diamond Age.
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Physicists Determine 3-D Positions of Individual Atoms for the First Time
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(Score: 1) by plnykecky on Wednesday September 23 2015, @08:15PM
Did not have to read the source paper to learn the key points were ultra super high res rather than historical blurry STM images we all saw decades ago
Sorry, I have to say something here. The STM did a hell lot of development since the 'history' you are referring to. Not to speak about the atomic force microscopy in the dynamic mode, which has now even better resolution.