Atoms and STM

[nile200 191]

 

Hi all. I just thought some of you might find this photo interesting. See all those yellow dots? They're individual ATOMS. Yes, atoms. They're atoms of Bismuth, to be precise. We got to 'see' (apostrophes because they're quantum particles, which means you can't really see them, as such. It's confusing...) the atoms by using an STM- a scanning tunneling microscope, which runs by using quantum tunneling. 

 

Enjoy.

 

Relevant information:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scanning_tunnelling_microscope

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_tunnelling

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_mechanics

Edited January 20, 2017 by nile200

[Tofu 6,773]

Ok

[Zenyth 6,494]

Waw. How did your school get hold of such high-power microscopes? :O

[Fresh 2,390]

First time back to the forums and this is the first thing I see.

[Cor7y 13,862]

Thought you looked like @personia, so I dug through your profile and saw that you're his main.

 

 

Off topic ik

 

[nile200 191]

Waw. How did your school get hold of such high-power microscopes? :o

I wish. Nah, I went on a nanotech camp for 5 days at a university, and they had one there.

 

Thought you looked like @personia, so I dug through your profile and saw that you're his main.

 

 

Off topic ik

 

Lol. :D personia is my main, this is just an acc that I have to play with higher ranks.

[nile200 191]

Ok

Hi Dilsha.

 

First time back to the forums and this is the first thing I see.

Is that a good thing or not?

[Tofu 6,773]

Hi Dilsha.

 

Is that a good thing or not?

Pfffffffffft I am no dilsha

[ToiletPaperRoll 1,318]

Waw. How did your school get hold of such high-power microscopes? :o

In out school we dont even have microscopes

[nile200 191]

Pfffffffffft I am no dilsha

Ok

Okay little dilsha.

 

In out school we dont even have microscopes

UNLUGGY.

[Guest]

Interesting stuff..Personally I find the theoretical part more attractive :p... Though the experiment I'd like to see the most is Bell's inequality. :D

[personia 4,036]

Interesting stuff..Personally I find the theoretical part more attractive :P... Though the experiment I'd like to see the most is Bell's inequality. :D

Agreed, but it's still pretty cool to be able to see individual atoms.

[Zenyth 6,494]

Though the experiment I'd like to see the most is Bell's inequality. :D

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