Monday, July 8, 2019

Taking an MRI of an Atom

Scientists have now taken an MRI of an atom.  Yes, that's right.  An atom!  The scientists took the technology of MRI's and combined it with a scanning tunneling microscope and were able to take an MRI of an atom.  This fascinating article describes how this was done!
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Alice Rings

Stranger than the story Alice in Wonderland, Alice Rings, named after the main character, have been observed in the world of physics.  This ...

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