Fascinating

While I certainly don't grasp the technology behind this, I admit to being completely fascinated by this accomplishment from scientists at IBM. The image below purports to be a genuine snapsnot of a single pentacene molecule.


The article does not dive into the details of the science, but it is remarkable just how similar our textbook representation of carbon-based molecular structures resemble what may be the actual physical structure of the molecule.

As my father likes to say from time to time, Way cool!