Dense Chip AFM (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Dense Chip AFM

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Shown is an atomic force microscope image of ultra-dense, highly ordered nanoscale elements, looking down from the top. The dots, only 3 nanometers in size and each equidistant from the other, are spaced at a density of 10 terabits per square inch. Researchers say the density achievable with this new technology could one day enable the contents of 250 DVDs to fit onto a surface the size of a quarter.

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Image by Soojin Park, UMass Amherst

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