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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. Re:The photo is of the electric field. by dotancohen · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Bonds, Atomic Bonds...

    (That comment was on the gizmodo site. Gizmodo user "Jrsy Devil's Food Cake®" deserves the funny mod.)

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