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A voltage induces electrons to jump from the probe's tip to the sample atoms.
A voltage induces electrons to jump from the probe's tip to the sample atoms. is an episode from Scanning Tunneling Microscope - How Nanoscientists see Atoms by John C. Bean - WeCanFigureThisOut.org. This technology epis...
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A voltage induces electrons to jump from the probe's tip to the sample atoms. is an episode from Scanning Tunneling Microscope - How Nanoscientists see Atoms by John C. Bean - WeCanFigureThisOut.org. This technology episode is made for list...
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Published Jul 24, 2017, 0:16 long, audio available.
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