so its been possible for a while now to see atoms through electron

>>8883172
Not if we're limited by heisenberg's uncertainty principle

>>8883172
In a sense. LHC.

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>>8883172
Are those really atoms? Isn't there supposed to be a huge amount of empty space between them?
Pls no bully

>>8883186
In that device, you don't really see the atoms as you would see a beach ball thanks to sunlight, you see a computerized image of energy potentials "seen" by electrons

>>8883173
that sucks ass, i wanna see protons n sheit

>>8883176
n-no that doesn't count

>>8883186
pic related is a crystal of some sort, they are arranged in a tightly packed pattern. with gases and stuff you would only see an atom once in a while, not that it would be possible to view gases in an electron microscope in the first place

>>8883172
Wtf, I didn't knew atoms are round balls??

I thought they are nucleus of protons and neutrons with electrons around them, we draw atoms as round balls to simplify.

Is OP image satire?

>>8883278
Atoms are tesseracts if you look close enough

>>8883172
>>8883173
Dun dun dunnn:
http://phys.org/news/2015-03-particle.html

(Technically not direct observation, but meh.)

>>8883209
>>8883201
Thx anons

You would need something with a shorter wavelength than an electron. Maybe we can make a string microscope that shoots strings through things one day.