IBM image of a pentacene molecule
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A pentacene molecule imaged with an atomic force microscope. From IBM: “For the first time, scientists achieved a resolution that revealed the chemical structure of a molecule. The hexagonal shapes of the five carbon rings in the pentacene molecule are clearly resolved. Even the positions of the hydrogen atoms around the carbon rings can be deduced from the image. (Pixels correspond to actual data points)” (IBM Research image)