IBM Researchers Image Electrical Charge Distribution In a Single Molecule

alphadogg writes with this selection from Network World:"IBM researchers for the first time have succeeded in imaging how charge is distributed inside a single molecule, which is a fundamental research breakthrough as scientists try to miniaturize circuitry to the nanometer scale. IBM is studying molecular structures when put on artificial surfaces so functional molecules in the future can be used as switches or transistors, said Fabian Mohn, an IBM researcher. IBM used advanced microscopy tools and techniques to image how charge is redistributed and arranged when chemical bonds are formed between atoms and molecules on surfaces."

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No Pictures?

[Pikoro]

And once again, there is no picture in the article. Why post a story about the creation of an imaging technique without pics.

tl;dr pics or it didn't happen.

Re:No Pictures?

[game kid]

It was a naked molecule, all alone. If we don't know its age how can we be sure the pictures are even legal?

Re:No Pictures?

[mazarin5]

At least one pic here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17156036

Re:No Pictures?

[mazarin5]

And tons here: http://www.nature.com/nnano/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nnano.2012.20.html

Re:No Pictures?

[PatPending]

Here is the source: Full text and pictures here or as a PDF here.

Re:No Pictures?

[FrootLoops]

That is the beauty of physics--getting hard-to-obtain experimental evidence that agrees with theory, vindicating the theory enough in similar situations to trust theoretical calculations in lieu of performing difficult experiments. Bonus points if the theory is mathematically beautiful (as quantum mechanics is; go ahead, try and tell me the spectral theorem's characterization of Hermitian operators in Hilbert space isn't astonishingly pretty when interpreted physically!). Even more points for awesome pictures.

Flickr

[PS3Penguin]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ibm_research_zurich/sets/72157629144258045/

Amazing discovery(ies)

[hcs_$reboot]

Jan 26, IBM creates 9nm carbon nanotube transistor
Oct 14, IBM Eyes Brain-Like Computing
Aug 18, IBM creates learning, brain-like synaptic CPU
...more here...
Is it only a recurring signal to motivate the shareholders, or is it intended to produce some tangible applications in a not-so-far future?

Here's a picture, the actual article, etc.

[cowtamer]

You would think that any journalist who is writing an article about something being imaged would also include the picture:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17156036

Here's the link to the actual article with more pictures:

http://www.nature.com/nnano/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nnano.2012.20.html

Here's the article:
Imaging the charge distribution within a single molecule
Fabian Mohn, Leo Gross, Nikolaj Moll & Gerhard Meyer
Nature Nanotechnology (2012) doi:10.1038/nnano.2012.20

It's lazy journalists who couldn't do 2 minutes of Googling who are killing journalism, not the Internet or Online Publishing!

Obligatory

[Ihmhi]

Obligatory physics jokes, let's just get them outta the way:

A photon goes to the airport and buys a ticket. The ticket agent asks if he has any luggage. "Nope," says the photon, "I'm traveling light."

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