is normally a round, slightly blurred speck. The researchers have distorted it into a dumbbell shape (the image shows the theoretical prediction). The direction in which the dumbbell is pointing ...

The word atom comes from Greek for indivisible. But don't let the name fool you. A simulation by US theoretical physicists ...

The latter technique resulted in images so clear ... If you want to build your own atom-resolving microscope, check out our survey of builds.

In a quiet lab at Argonne National Laboratory, Saw-Wai Hla and his team were huddled around their instruments late one night ...

Researchers use atomic force microscopy to image the chemical structure of the ... if we have a charge transfer or if we exchange one atom or dissociate one atom,” explains Gross.

The new device, a newer version of a transmission electron microscope, captures images of electrons in flight ... Related: Razor-thin crystalline film 'built atom-by-atom' gets electrons moving ...

An atom probe is a type of microscope that uses an electric field to pull ions from a sample's exterior, then image and identify those ions. After ions are identified, a computer is used to create a ...

though you can't see anything the size of an atom without a powerful microscope.) It's not the only stunning shot from the competition, which also includes photos of the fascinating fluid patterns ...

The best traditional laboratory microscope ... rough black and white image. Atoms just appear as bumps on the surface. There is no "color" information about the type of atom or material.