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Vibrations mapped by an electron beam

The vibrational excitations of nanostructures have been mapped using state-of-the-art electron microscopy. The results improve our understanding of these excitations, which will aid the design of nanostructures. See Letter p.529

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Figure 1: Vibrational excitations in a nanocube.

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Colliex, C. Vibrations mapped by an electron beam. Nature 543, 497–498 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/543497a

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