Multiple choice

In 1981, Nobel laureates Gerd Binnig and Heinrich Rohrer developed a device which provided accurate visualization of atoms, thus contributing immensely to the field of nanotechnology. What device did they develop?

  1. Electron microscope

  2. Stroboscope

  3. Atomic force microscope

  4. Scanning tunneling microscope
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Explanation

The invention of the scanning tunneling microscope in 1981, provided unprecedented visualization of individual atoms and bonds, and was successfully used to manipulate individual atoms in 1989. The microscope's developers Gerd Binnig and Heinrich Rohrer at IBM Zurich Research Laboratory received a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1986.

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