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How atomic imaging is being pushed to its limit

Atomic force microscopy is revealing molecular structures with startling clarity. Artificial intelligence and automation could expand its potential.
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While collecting images of the molecular structure of an antiseptic compound called 8-hydroxyquinoline, nanoscientist Xiaohui Qiu saw something that he didn’t expect.

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Nature 555, 545-547 (2018)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-03305-2

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