http://thephotoplayground.com/2009/10/07/the-first-3d-image-of-atomic-bonds/ An Online Photography Magazine Thu, 13 May 2010 18:46:52 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://thephotoplayground.com/2009/10/07/the-first-3d-image-of-atomic-bonds/comment-page-1/#comment-2865 Sean Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:34:16 +0000 http://thephotoplayground.com/?p=451#comment-2865 I don't think that technology is that far off. I wouldn't be surprised If in a year or two the technology is adapted to photograph in three dimensions. At the very least they will be able to create three dimensional digital models from a set of stills. The technology for building digital three dimensional models is already available and is quite good. The next step for these scientists would be to create a set of sensors that can make an exposure simultaneously from different vantage points. So long as you know the coordinates of the sensors creating the model should be relatively easy. They could probably make some pretty gnarly physical models by using some of those high end 3D printers as well. I don’t think that technology is that far off. I wouldn’t be surprised If in a year or two the technology is adapted to photograph in three dimensions. At the very least they will be able to create three dimensional digital models from a set of stills. The technology for building digital three dimensional models is already available and is quite good. The next step for these scientists would be to create a set of sensors that can make an exposure simultaneously from different vantage points. So long as you know the coordinates of the sensors creating the model should be relatively easy. They could probably make some pretty gnarly physical models by using some of those high end 3D printers as well.

]]> http://thephotoplayground.com/2009/10/07/the-first-3d-image-of-atomic-bonds/comment-page-1/#comment-2864 Adam Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:26:30 +0000 http://thephotoplayground.com/?p=451#comment-2864 Excellent find Sean! I still find this photo hauntingly clear. I never imagined we'd be able to "see" single molecules with this type of resolution. It will probably quite a while before we can use similar technology to visualize more complex molecules (pentacene is flat, while most biologically or synthetically interesting organic molecules fill 3D space), but this is a step in the right direction. Excellent find Sean! I still find this photo hauntingly clear. I never imagined we’d be able to “see” single molecules with this type of resolution. It will probably quite a while before we can use similar technology to visualize more complex molecules (pentacene is flat, while most biologically or synthetically interesting organic molecules fill 3D space), but this is a step in the right direction.

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