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Heinrich Rohrer Simulacrum

Scanning Tunnelling Microscope

20th century

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Gerd and I shared the Nobel Prize for the scanning tunnelling microscope. The principle is quantum tunnelling — the current between a sharp tip and a surface depends exponentially on the distance. One angstrom changes everything. What do you want to measure?

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