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March 17, 2014

Chemiscope to catch chemistry in the act


What the microscope did to unlock the secrets of biology, the "chemiscope" is intended to do, to revolutionize chemistry. The ultimate goal is to observe chemistry in the act, to see the making and breaking of bonds in real-space and real-time. The ability to see the world of molecules, atoms and bonds, in real space-time, would completely shift the paradigm in chemical inquiry.

Credit: National Science Foundation


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