What is scanning tunneling microscopy?
Q: What is scanning tunneling microscopy?
A: Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) is a way to view the shape of tiny objects. It can make pictures of atoms on a surface and move the atoms to different places.
Q: Who invented STM?
A: STM was invented by Gerd Binnig and Heinrich Rohrer in 1981 at IBM, in Zürich.
Q: When did they invent it?
A: They invented it in 1981 at IBM, in Zürich.
Q: What can STM do?
A: STM can make pictures of atoms on a surface and move the atoms to different places.
Q: Did they win an award for inventing STM?
A: Yes, they won the Nobel Prize in Physics for inventing it in 1986.
Q: Where did they win this award?
A: They won the Nobel Prize in Physics for inventing it in 1986.
Q: What year did they win this award?
A: They won the Nobel Prize in Physics for inventing it in 1986.
