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Single molecule, one million times smaller than a grain of sand, pictured for first time
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It may look like a piece of honeycomb, but this lattice-shaped image is the first ever close-up view of a single molecule. Scientists from IBM used an atomic force microscope (AFM) to reveal the chemical bonds within a molecule. 'This is the first time that all the atoms in a molecule have been imaged,' lead researcher Leo Gross said. |
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Dr. Jason Lisle | 6/1/2005
