Have you ever seen an atom?

Scientists at the University of California Los Angeles have found a way to create stunningly detailed 3D reconstructing of platinum nanoparticles at an atomic scale. These are being used to study tiny structural irregularities called dislocations.

[whmrtbq]

Thought this was some kind of bleeding edge nano tech, then realized this video was posted 8 years ago. mad respect to all the scientists out there

[stockwatsonnu]

“Have you ever seen an atom?”
Yes, I haven’t

[louiswhite]

I’m watching this 8 years later and imagining how good microscopes are now

[RorySucks]

"Have you ever seen an atom?"
Me: "Yeah, I have seen myself."

[jorgepadua]

We're a bunch of atoms watching a bunch of atoms on a bunch of atoms.

[hun]

"Have you ever seen an atom?"
No, but I have drawn them..

[alexpetrov]

These tiny dots - atoms, they are actually made of emptiness. What you see as a dot - is an area where electrons orbit over nucleus, where nucleus in turn is several hundred times smaller than the maximum orbit. There is no "matter" at all - only energy fields.

[hamster]

Trying to view an atom using visible light is like shooting cannonballs off a brick wall to determine its texture.

[galadirk]

My atoms watching this: "Hey there bros"

[manababa]

“Have you seen an atom?” I don’t know maybe I’m made of them.

[BillSmith-rxrm]

It's amazing when you think of the size of the universe and the massive objects contained in it. The galaxy is the planets the Stars, the nebula, and on and on. And yet everything in the entire universe comes down to the microscopic level. That's really what rules the universe. The small things, not the large things. It's amazing to think about.

[GameUnCrafter]

As a chemist, we actually did a lab where we could see literal atoms. It's a core memory of mine and I remember it like yesterday.

[DNVRaze]

-"Have you ever seen an atom?"
- * proceeds to show an onion *
-me: that's a strange looking atom

[djmocok]

Atom, you see one, you've seen it all

[rajatrajput]

What if a single atom has a whole universe inside it😳
It means we are living nowhere but inside an atom.

[robinson]

Just imagine retiring as a registered nurse, using all your income/salary to pay rent and tax without any good investment or means of extra cash, tending to leave your profession/job that has been part of you for many years with no good funds. How will you cope?

[dopedrums]

"have you ever seen an atom?"
Proceeds to show onion hieroglyphs

[MentalParadox]

"So it's all pixels"?
Agent Smith: "Always has been."

[icebluscorpion]

Seeing the matrix at it finest structure with such fine detail gives my a very deeply sense of satisfaction and admiration for this universe that we live in

[beanjuce_]

“have you ever seen an atom?”
21.4 million people: *interesting*