Zooming way in, technique offers close-ups of electrons, nuclei

Providing a glimpse into the infinitesimal, physicists have found a novel way of spying on some of the universe's tiniest building blocks.Their "camera," described this week in the journal Nature, consists of a special "flaw" in diamonds that can be manipulated into sensitively monitoring magnetic signals from individual electrons and atomic nuclei placed nearby.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news142085597.html">Zooming way in, technique offers close-ups of electrons, nuclei</a></p> <p>Providing a glimpse into the infinitesimal, physicists have found a novel way of spying on some of the universe's tiniest building blocks.Their "camera," described this week in the journal <I>Nature,</I> consists of a special "flaw" in diamonds that can be manipulated into sensitively monitoring magnetic signals from individual electrons and atomic nuclei placed nearby.</p>