Saturday, September 12, 2009

Small to Big

This year scientists at IBM have been able to actually create the smallest photograph -- of a single molecule pentacene -- using an atomic force microscope (AFM). It's actually quite amazing as you can see the hydrogens jetting off the corners of the six-carbon rings. I copy the photograph below with the other universe bookend . . . the butterfly galaxy photo courtesy of the Hubble Telescope. Can your eyes from these pixels fathom the extremes of big and small?



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