LOS ANGELES - Scientists at Cornell University just released the highest-resolution images of atoms ever recorded in human history, The process of capturing the images involves the creation of a high-powered algorithm process called ptychography using an electron microscope.
Researchers used ultra-thin samples of a crystal to capture the image. The samples used were only a few atoms thick. "Anything thicker would cause the electrons to scatter in ways that could not be disentangled," Cornell University researchers said.