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IBM Images a Single Molecule

Posted by kdawson on from the blow-it-up dept.

chrb writes "New Scientist is reporting that researchers at IBM Zurich have managed to image a single molecule in detail for the first time. In the images of a pentacene molecule, the bonds between the carbon atoms are visible as five linked rings."

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  1. Impressive by ballpoint · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This is a very impressive image that's in the same league as the famous Hubble deep field image. Both images confirm what was already known, but in a more direct and visual way.

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  2. I'm inpressed by the chemists who deduced ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    the structures of the molecule with such accuracy - without actually seeing it!

    Now, that's genius!

  3. Re:What Material Is the Pantacene Sitting On? by Bob-taro · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It doesn't actually touch the molecules, because weak force cancels out the attraction.

    At this scale the meaning of words like "touch" gets a little fuzzy.

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