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fenwickrysen mentioned here, I came across this site. Under the picture of the people is a link to "Nanoworld Image Gallery". I'm amused at the way so many of these look like surface plots of mathematical expressions. I'm not surprised by that at all, and I know it sounds kind of "well, duh, what were you expecting", but it's still interesting to notice.
fenwickrysen mentioned here, I came across this site. Under the picture of the people is a link to "Nanoworld Image Gallery". I'm amused at the way so many of these look like surface plots of mathematical expressions. I'm not surprised by that at all, and I know it sounds kind of "well, duh, what were you expecting", but it's still interesting to notice.
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Date: Jul. 23rd, 2003 12:15 am (UTC)From:According to this PDF from the Department of Energy (http://www.sc.doe.gov/production/bes/IWGN.Public.Brochure/IWGN.Nanotech.Brochure.pdfa), it was actually xenon atoms on nickel, and the PDF includes some pictures of the original construct.
Interesting.
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Date: Jul. 23rd, 2003 12:24 am (UTC)From:If you go here: http://www.science.doe.gov/bes/IWGN.Public.Brochure/welcome.htm You can just click on the brochure, which is the PDF I'm referring to above.
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Date: Jul. 23rd, 2003 01:58 am (UTC)From:no subject
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