Behold, the highest-resolution image of atoms ever taken.

When humans invented the first optical microscope in the 1600s, the best achievable magnification was only around 270x.  Optical, or light microscopes use light and a series of magnifying lenses to uncover the hidden world of cells. But that means anything smaller than the wavelength of light would be invisible to the naked eye. Enter

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