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'Quantum tip' enables higher-resolution scanning microscopy

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When trying to see objects that are too small for optical microscopes to image, scientists often turn to scanning probe microscopes. Instead of a lens, these instruments have a tiny suspended tip, that moves up and down as it makes contact with the object's surface.

link :http://www.gizmag.com/quantum-microscope-tip-made-from-atomic-gas/18846/
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