Rutile Tug-of-War (IMAGE)

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Rutile Tug-of-War

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Tiny, milled pieces of a titanium oxide mineral called rutile -- top left, bottom right -- face off within a high resolution microscope enhanced with the ability to measure minuscule forces called van der Waals forces.

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Xin Zhang/PNNL

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