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The World's Most Powerful Microscope

Video on Mar 31, 2009 by Gabriela Quirós from QUEST Northern California
Topics: Engineering, Physics, Television
Science Education Collections: Grade 7, Grade 8, HS Chemistry

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Lawrence Berkeley National Lab recently turned on a $27 million electron microscope. Its ability to make images to a resolution half the width of a hydrogen atom made it the most powerful microscope in the world.

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