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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Monday 17th September 2012 00:01 GMT Efros

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."

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1. Monday 17th September 2012 00:52 GMT Sorry that handle is already taken.
  
  Re: Not C60
  
  Indeed, the abstract agrees with you too.
  
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Monday 17th September 2012 00:59 GMT EvanPyle

Focus!

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1. Monday 17th September 2012 01:23 GMT Richard Chirgwin
  
  Not C60
  
  Thanks commentards for picking up the mistake in the original version. I've now correctly identified the molecule as nanographene - Richard Chirgwin
  
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  1. Monday 17th September 2012 04:19 GMT Martin Huizing
    
    'commentards'...
    
    Not sure if condescending or praising...
    
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    1. Monday 17th September 2012 09:44 GMT Anonymous Coward
      
      Re: 'commentards'...
      
      A bit more detail, no pay-wall:
      
      http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/38856.wss
      
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    2. Monday 17th September 2012 09:44 GMT John H Woods
      
      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.
      
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Monday 17th September 2012 08:17 GMT Grikath

I have...

my new desktop pic..

/boffingasm

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Monday 17th September 2012 13:26 GMT mhenriday

Fantastic work -

kudos to all concerned and thanks to Richard for posting this !...

Henri

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