Summary

• Description: The images show scanning electron microscope images of 1: an ant 'looking' on a microchip, 2: cantilevers on a microchip touch a carbon nanotube substrate 3: closeup of carbon nanotubes electron beam deposition welded to the microscantilevers; and Transmission electron micrscope images of 4: a multiwalled carbon nanotube actually suspended between two microcantilevers 5: closeup of shell structure of the carbon nanotube.

• This illustration was made for the Opensource Handbook of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

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• Illustration by Kristian Molhave - contact me if you have suggestions/corrections to the figure, or would like a non-jpg format.

Other versions: Image:AntsAndAtomsWithScaleBars.jpg

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