Ultrasmooth mirror could herald birth of a new microscope

Helium atoms could probe the smallest structures with a light touch.

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Katharine Sanderson
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Sanderson, K. Ultrasmooth mirror could herald birth of a new microscope. Nature (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2008.1130