ORNL microscope pushes back barrier of 'how small'

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Subangstrom- resolution image shows dumbbell-shaped rows of atoms with a spacing of 0.78 angstrom between each pair
Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers, using a state- of-the-art microscope and new computerized imaging technology, have pushed back the barrier of how small we can see--to a record, atom-scale 0.6 angstrom. ORNL, a Department of Energy national laboratory, also held the previous record, at 0.7 angstrom.


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