
The SciencesJune 1, 1957
Atoms Visualized
The field ion microscope makes pictures of atoms in a metal crystal by accelerating positive ions from a fine needle of the metal to a fluorescent screen

Atoms Visualized
The field ion microscope makes pictures of atoms in a metal crystal by accelerating positive ions from a fine needle of the metal to a fluorescent screen

A New Microscope
Electrons or protons from a fine needle reveal the architecture of crystals and resolve individual atoms and molecules