The document discusses the invention of the scanning tunneling microscope by Gerd Binnig and Heinrich Rohrer which allows scientists to see and manipulate individual atoms. It also mentions their use of the microscope to image platinum, cesium, iodine, and xenon atoms on various metal surfaces like copper and nickel. The document notes that the project received funding from the National Science Foundation.

1. THE ELECTRIC SQUEEZE

2. Carbon

3. Pierre Curie

4. Scanning tunneling microscope Gerd Binnig (left) and Heinrich Rohrer, inventors Photo: IBM. Used by permission.

5. Individual atoms Photo: IBM. Used by permission. Platinum Cesium and iodine on copper

6. Individual atoms Photo: IBM. Used by permission. Copper Xenon on nickel

7. Manipulating atoms Photo: IBM. Used by permission. Iron on copper Logic sorter

8. Manipulating atoms Photo: IBM. Used by permission. Iron on copper

9. This project was supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. ESI-0532536. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.