IBM scientists take image of atomic bonds
How’s this for a close-up: an image that can differentiate between the different chemical bonds in an individual molecule? That’s what IBM’s Zurich research lab is claiming in a paper published in Science. The paywalled piece is titled with the pizazz typical of science papers – Bond-Order Discrimination by Atomic Force …
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Not C60
That aint a buckyball, No pentagons, I think that image is one of the " polyaromatic hydrocarbons, which have linked rings of carbon atoms at their cores."
Not C60
Thanks commentards for picking up the mistake in the original version. I've now correctly identified the molecule as nanographene - Richard Chirgwin
'commentards'...
Not sure if condescending or praising...
Re: 'commentards'...
A bit more detail, no pay-wall:
http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/38856.wss
Re: 'commentards'...
"Not sure if condescending or praising..."
You might be new here, it's just a traditional part of El Reg's rich heritage.
Fantastic work -
kudos to all concerned and thanks to Richard for posting this !...
Henri
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