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Atom shadow photographed using traditional microscopy

For the first time, Griffith University (Australia) scientists have managed to photograph the shadow of an atom using only visible light and an extremely powerful optical microscope. Traditionally, images at such magnifications were the preserve of electron microscopes and other exotic imaging systems. “We wanted to investigate how few atoms are required to cast a […]

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