Atoms, captured in the highest resolution ever. What you’re looking at is praseodymium orthoscandate (PrScO₃), magnified 100 million times. Each dot in the image represents a single atom, locked into a crystal lattice. It may look slightly blurry – but that’s not a flaw. Atoms never sit still. They vibrate constantly due to thermal motion, and this image captures them in their natural, restless state. The milestone was achieved using a technique called ptychography, a form of electron interferometry. By analyzing how electrons scatter when they bounce off atoms, researchers reconstructed an image with unprecedented precision – pushing atomic imaging to its theoretical limits. Here’s what you’re seeing: ◦ Praseodymium atoms – bright blobs appearing in pairs ◦ Scandium atoms – single bright blobs ◦ Oxygen atoms – faint red dots [📷 Cornell University]