Most Detailed Photos of an Atom Yet

Posted by timothy on Monday September 14, 2009 @09:09PM from the one-downmanship dept.

BuzzSkyline writes "Ukrainian researchers have managed to take pictures of atoms that reveal structure of the electron clouds surrounding carbon nuclei in unprecedented detail. Although the images offer no surprises (they look much like the sketches of electron orbitals included in high school science texts), this is the first time that anyone has directly imaged atoms at this level, rather than inferring the structure of the orbitals from indirect measurements such as electron or X-ray interferometry."

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Re:like your penis, then? by Kokuyo · 2009-09-14 21:28 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Trolling isn't your forte, is it?
Even more rigorous by CarpetShark · 2009-09-14 22:48 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Quantum mechanics as applied to electrons in atoms is the most successful and the most rigorously tested theory ever developed.
No way. Back in school, I theorised that throwing rocks at people's heads would hurt. For years, I used rigorous testing for sounds associated with pain to prove that correct.