A boy and his atom - by IBM
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This is a cool little stop motion film made by IBM. They achieved it by moving a group of atoms on an individual basis! Pretty neat.
http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/ibm-creates-wor...
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If only there was a 'behind the scenes' film... https://www.youtube.com/ibm?x=us-en_atomic2_690_41
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scanning_tunneling_mi...
The image shows (effectively) the electron density of each atom. The scanning tip can be used to move atoms adhering to a surface as well as mapping them.
The image shows (effectively) the electron density of each atom. The scanning tip can be used to move atoms adhering to a surface as well as mapping them.
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