Making materials atom by atom (IMAGE) DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory Caption This artistic rendering shows a way to make materials atom-by-atom. The electron beam ejects a carbon atom from graphene, and a different atom bonds at the vacancy. Credit Ondrej Dyck/ ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Usage Restrictions None License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.