Have You Ever Seen an Atom? Now You Have

Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles have developed a method for producing astonishingly precise three-dimensional reconstructions of platinum nanoparticles at the atomic level.

These are used to investigate microscopic structural abnormalities known as dislocations. You can read the research paper here. Learn more about how we can see the atom here, in the video below.

Reference(s): Peer-Reviewed Research Article