Calcium nanowires

Credit: COLIN CUTHBERT/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Caption: Calcium nanowires. Coloured two-dimensional autocorrelation image of calcium nanowires, based on an atomic force micrograph (AFM). The nanowires (faint diagonal lines) lie 10 nanometres apart on a horizontally-cleaved calcium fluoride crystal. Nanowires could be used for miniature electronics or for growing artificial tissue. The wires were scanned by moving a spring-loaded "stylus" over them. Magnification: x100,000 at 6x6cm size. x80,000 at 6x4.5cm size.

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Keywords: afm, atomic force micrograph, autocorrelation image, calcium fluoride crystal, chemical, chemistry, element, nanotechnology, nanowires, physics, two-dimensional

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