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Scientists Scan Striking Nanoscale Images

Posted by Zonk on from the small-sights-big-thrills dept.

BotnetZombie writes "Wired has up an article/gallery with very impressive images from the nanoworlds around us, and little stories for each picture. Besides giving an inspiring insight into the world of very little things, images of this kind can help scientists in many fields get a better handle on their subjects."

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  1. Interesting by Azh+Nazg · · Score: 3, Interesting

    This is quite an interesting set of pictures; quite some beautiful bits of microscopy. My compliments to all the scientists out there bored enough/interested enough to work on and with scanning tunneling microscopes.

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  2. Scale by XanC · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Notice how the scale on one of them says 470nm? Isn't that something in the neighborhood of green?Unreal!

    (I think they may have faked the color.....)

  3. Best article in months by Capt'n+Hector · · Score: 2, Interesting

    That was truly fascinating. I never even knew these types of microscopes existed. Thank you, /..

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  4. Atom-Probe Tomography by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Interesting

    These images are very pretty, but the techniques aren't as neat as atom-probe tomography, which yields 3-D atom-by-atom reconstructions. A few images show precipitates in metallic alloys, interfaces in semiconductors, and more.

    1. Re:Atom-Probe Tomography by Goldsmith · · Score: 2, Interesting

      I think scanning probe microscopy wins on "neatness" simply because it is a non-destructive measurement. APT is from the particle physics school of experimental design: blow the sample up and see what comes out, that's kind of messy.