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Atomic Gold
This is an image of pure gold, seen on the atomic scale... The step-like features are actually single layers of gold atoms. To the naked eye the surface looks mirror-flat, but in reality it's full of bumps and holes.
The image was taken using a Scanning Tunnelling Microscope.
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Atomic Gold
This is an image of pure gold, seen on the atomic scale... The step-like features are actually single layers of gold atoms. To the naked eye the surface looks mirror-flat, but in reality it's full of bumps and holes.
The image was taken using a Scanning Tunnelling Microscope.
1,156
views
3
faves
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Uploaded on July 11, 2006
Taken on July 11, 2006