An Elliptical Pen (IMAGE)

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

An Elliptical Pen

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An elliptical pen made of cobalt atoms set on a substrate of copper atoms. The electrons in this pen behave like standing waves in a pond.

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Max Planck Institute for Microstructure Physics

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