Just wondering..Is there something in quantum mechanics that absolutely prevents a high resolution picture of a fundamental particle? I think it would be fascinating to see one of the "building blocks" of everything up close. The closest we seem to be able to get is a picture of a molecule (pentacene).
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...n-times-smaller-grain-sand-pictured-time.html
That shows the beautiful symmetry of the chemical bonds BETWEEN the atoms, we really can't see what the atoms look like themselves..
Then there is this..supposedly a photo of an atom, but it looks more like a blob than anything else..
http://www.insidescience.org/research/first_detailed_photos_of_atoms
We are able to create precise transistors down to the nm scale, and we are able to control single electrons perfectly in the large hadron collider, so why can't we hold an electron or proton in place and snap a high res photo of it (or at least it's general vicinity..It is bound to pop into frame eventually.)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...n-times-smaller-grain-sand-pictured-time.html
That shows the beautiful symmetry of the chemical bonds BETWEEN the atoms, we really can't see what the atoms look like themselves..
Then there is this..supposedly a photo of an atom, but it looks more like a blob than anything else..
We are able to create precise transistors down to the nm scale, and we are able to control single electrons perfectly in the large hadron collider, so why can't we hold an electron or proton in place and snap a high res photo of it (or at least it's general vicinity..It is bound to pop into frame eventually.)