Way cool! A photograph of a molecule

[ToyotaNSaturn]

No, not Molakule, but an actual pentacene molecule.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/a...tured-time.html

The delicate inner structure of a pentacene molecule has been imaged with an atomic force microscope

The experiment was also performed inside a high vacuum at the extremely cold temperature of -268C to avoid stray gas molecules or atomic vibrations from affecting the measurements.

 

[ramblar]

cool!

 

[KLowD9x]

That is very cool! (Literally and figuratively)

I wonder why the outer rings glow so much brighter than the inner rings.

 

[Colt45ws]

That is pretty neat! I, too, wonder why the outside rings 'glow' unlike the inner ones.

 

[StevieC]

That looks like IBM is bringing back CGA monitors...

 

[Samilcar]

If this atomic force microscope detects electromagnetic force, then perhaps the brighter areas are parts of the outside atoms that aren't "bound up" to the atoms beside it?

I should have paid more attention in chemistry class.

 

[pickled]

That's absolutely amazing to see and validates all those wonderful organic chemistry courses I was forced to take 15 years ago!

 

[tom slick]

That's actually a typical BITOG photo of someone's valve cover.

 

[pickled]

Nice LOL!

 

[eljefino]

Finally, it's been discovered how much cleaning additive goes in each gallon of gas!!

 

[Pablo]

Originally Posted By: eljefino
Finally, it's been discovered how much cleaning additive goes in each gallon of gas!!


That's funny.

 

[StevieC]

Originally Posted By: eljefino
Finally, it's been discovered how much cleaning additive goes in each gallon of gas!!
Or how much truth a politician speaks in a year!

 

[Kestas]

It's not a true photograph of a molecule. I've seen such images of molecules (or atoms) for 40 years, mostly taken with electron microscopes. What you see is only a representation of how the microscope interacts with the subject and the physics behind the making of this image, not a conventional photograph.