Click on the link above to view nano-scale structures of atoms that have been created via electroplating. The spontaneous arrangement of atoms resemble larger biological structures...like this fern.
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| metallic atoms |
My favorite is the last picture, which somewhat resembles the microvilli of the small intestine where nutrients are absorbed.
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| made of metallic atoms |
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| microvilli made of living cells |
The atomic structures are so small that they can only be seen via electron microscopes. The scanning electron microscope allows for a 3D image as a high energy electron beam is scanned over the object surface and a detector measures the amount of surface secondary electrons that are scattered.
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