Researchers have broken the record for the highest resolution image ever captured of individual atoms, creating a shot that is 'zoomed in' some 100 million times. These images are so fine-tuned, in fact, that the blurring remaining in the shot is the product solely of the thermal jiggling of the atoms themselves. This previous setup, however, was limited in that it could only image ultrathin samples — those of only a few atoms in thickness. Researchers have broken the record for the highest resolution image ever captured of individual atoms, creating a shot that is 'zoomed in' some 100 million times, as picturedUSING THESE IMAGES According to the team, this latest 'electron ptychography' technique could find various applications. 'When we talk about temperature, what we're actually measuring is the average speed of how much the atoms are jiggling.'

Source: Daily Mail May 27, 2021 15:25 UTC