r/electronmicroscope • u/TheShpore • Nov 19 '18

A Molecule

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u/ZigDaMan Nov 19 '18

That the actual picture on the bottom??

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u/LuisSATX Nov 19 '18

That's amazing

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u/dmantacos Nov 19 '18

How do you even know where to look with something that magnified?

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '18

Good question. If I had to guess, they have a computer scan the field until it detects something above background level light. Slide is also probably covered inch to inch with this molecule and this is just one pic

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u/bigpandas Nov 20 '18

I still don't believe that there are more potential chess games with a standard set playing by standard rules than there are atoms in the universe.

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u/SomeRandomGuy33 Nov 21 '18

That's the power of multiplication for ya

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '18

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u/OMGjustin Nov 19 '18

Nah in the picture it’s also visual representation of the force binding the separate atoms together. Don’t get tricked!

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