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IBM researchers Leo Gross and Katharina Kaiser, in collaboration with scientists at NASA and universities in Spain, France and Japan, used atomic force microscopy (AFM) to obtain the first ever atomic-resolution images of molecules of extraterrestrial origin. This research lays the groundwork for future discoveries of yet unknown molecules which could explain the mysteries around the formation of the solar system and the origin of life. The researchers used samples of the famous Murchison meteorite, provided by NASA, to image single organic molecules in their lab at IBM Research Europe - Zurich.
IBM researchers Leo Gross and Katharina Kaiser, in collaboration with scientists at NASA and universities in Spain, France and Japan, used atomic force microscopy (AFM) to obtain the first ever atomic-resolution images of molecules of extraterrestrial origin. This research lays the groundwork for future discoveries of yet unknown molecules which could explain the mysteries around the formation of the solar system and the origin of life. The researchers used samples of the famous Murchison meteorite, provided by NASA, to image single organic molecules in their lab at IBM Research Europe - Zurich.
