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Inventions Using Nanotechnology

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How to View Nanoscale Objects
single atomic zig-zag chain of Cs atoms

Image of single atomic zig-zag chain of Cs atoms (red) on the GaAs(110) surface

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The scanning tunneling microscope is widely used in both industrial and fundamental research to obtain atomic-scale aka nanoscale images of metal surfaces.

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