UCLA researchers use new microscope to ‘see’ atoms

May 5, 2010

UCLA researchers have used cryo-electron microscopy to image a virus structure at 3.3 angstroms (.33 nanometer), a resolution high enough to “see” atoms.

The technology allows samples to be imaged in their native environment, so the structural model is faithful to the original sample, and without needing to grow a crystal.

More info: UCLA news