Anyone see that machine?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 6:59 pm

That can see atoms? I know it might be old but I thought it was cool. I saw it on discovery this morning and I wonder what kind of applications this could be used for?

Keep It Real · Post by **Keep It Real** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:04 pm

yeah i own one

Post by **Nightshade** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:17 pm

Pfft, that's nothing. I invented it. I call it Atom-O-Vision!!!

Keep It Real · Post by **Keep It Real** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:19 pm

Kracus wrote:r what kind of applications this could be used for?

I use it for checking out chicks. Look at the atoms on that little mama :icon20:

Post by **Nightshade** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:21 pm

Nano-hooters :icon14:

Post by **werldhed** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:28 pm

Are you talking about scanning-tunneling microscopes? Or protein crystallography? Strictly speaking, neither "see" atoms, but they're useful for identifying molecular structure.

Post by **Nightshade** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:31 pm

Don't question Kracus. He means the motherfucking machine that can see atoms? You speakee dee English?

IT'S ATOM-O-VISION, I TELL YOU! FUCK ALL THOSE HATERS AT THE INSTITUTE!!! WHO'S LAUGHING NOW, HUH, BITCHES?

Post by **werldhed** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:35 pm

Here's a place you can see an Atom.

Post by **bork[e]** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:40 pm

That brings back horrible memories of High School.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:40 pm

Well you couldn't really see it but it was like static on a tv and some parts were darker than other parts and the bright parts were atoms apparently. The process involves sometype of chemical that does something with the atoms making them visible or something. I'm not really sure I got most if any of what they were talking about since I was kinda just staring at atoms at the time and thought it was neat.

Post by **werldhed** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:43 pm

Something like this? This is scanning-tunneling microscopy.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:49 pm

Nothing like that. It's more static than anything.

Keep It Real · Post by **Keep It Real** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:50 pm

Kracus wrote:Well you couldn't really see it but it was like static on a tv and some parts were darker than other parts and the bright parts were atoms apparently. The process involves sometype of chemical that does something with the atoms making them visible or something. I'm not really sure I got most if any of what they were talking about since I was kinda just staring at atoms at the time and thought it was neat.

That wasn't an atom you were looking at Kracus you were just high :lol:

Post by **werldhed** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:58 pm

Kracus wrote:Nothing like that. It's more static than anything.

You might be thinking of something different than I am, but I don't know what else it might be. These are the closest examples I could find, both from STM.

http://gxsm.sourceforge.net/hopg.png
http://www.lbl.gov/Science-Articles/Arc ... atinum.jpg

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 8:02 pm

Yeah that second link with the bottom pic is kinda what it looked like except it was all black and white and the dots weren't so well organized. It was pretty neat to see though. I thought they might have had something about it on the discovery website but I haven't found anything yet.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 8:11 pm

I found a link to it http://www.exn.ca/dailyplanet/

Just scroll down to the one that says moving atoms.

Post by **Nightshade** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 8:19 pm

Yeah, so just like werldhed said, it's an STM.

Post by **raw** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 8:28 pm

...and I can't believe you're still saying 'sucrak'.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 8:40 pm

Oh no I'm sure he needed that cleared up.

Anyway yeah I didn't know the name of the machine but the pics still don't look anything like that first one he posted. It's kinda neat though isn't it?

Post by **duffman91** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 9:39 pm

As far as I know, the only way to "see" atoms is through an electron microscope.

Mon Jul 25, 2005 11:18 pm

waves must be atoms because they bang on your ear drum, thats why you can hear atoms to without a divice

Post by **7zark7** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 11:24 pm

Atoms are old....

I wanna see STRINGS!

Post by **Pext** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 11:55 pm

and i want to see the strings taken off

Post by **Pooinyourmouth** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 3:54 am

Right now as we speak, scientists are using this device to create the worlds smallest string bikini.

Post by **Denz** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 3:59 am

Electron Microscope?

Anyone see that machine?

Anyone see that machine?

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