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The Olymipcs at the molecular scale!

Scientists at Warwick University teamed up with reserachers at IBM to image a newly synthesised molecule called olympicene- C19H12

The molecule was synthesised by Anish Mistry and David Fox from the University of Warwick. The molecule was then passed on to a team at IBM Research in Zurich who imaged it using a carbon-monoxide tipped atomic force microscopy technique that can show up the structure and bonding in the molecule.

© IBM Research/University of Warwick

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One Response to “The Olymipcs at the molecular scale!”

  1. mississippichem says:
    May 29, 2012 at 12:10 pm

    Reminds me of similar atomic force microscopy images taken of the polyaromatic pentacene also sponsored by IBM

    http://blog.everydayscientist.com/?p=1769

    AFM is a wonderful technique really!

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