IBM (atoms)

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"IBM" spelled out using 35 xenon atoms

IBM in atoms was a demonstration by IBM scientists in 1989 [1] of a technology capable of manipulating individual atoms. A scanning tunneling microscope was used to arrange 35 individual xenon atoms on a substrate of chilled crystal of nickel to spell out the three letter company acronym. It was the first time atoms had been precisely positioned on a flat surface.[2]

On Apr 30, 2013 IBM published an article on its website and a video on YouTube called "A Boy And His Atom: The World's Smallest Movie". [3]

Research

Donald Eigler and Erhard Schweizer of the IBM Almaden Research Center in San Jose, California, used a scanning tunneling microscope to position 35 individual xenon atoms on a substrate of chilled crystal of nickel to form the acronym "IBM". They also created chains of xenon atoms similar in form to molecules.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.cnet.com/news/ibms-35-atoms-and-the-rise-of-nanotech/
  2. ↑ 2 Researchers Spell 'I.B.M.,' Atom by Atom - New York Times
  3. ↑ A Boy And His Atom: The World's Smallest Movie - IBM A Boy And His Atom: The World's Smallest Movie - YouTube

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