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orcinus-wanderer:
“ earthstory:
“Golden bee.
One of the less known uses for the shiny metal is to coat items with a very thin layer of pure gold so that they can be scanned using certain kinds of advanced microscopes.
Loz
Image credit: Peter...

orcinus-wanderer:

earthstory:

Golden bee.

One of the less known uses for the shiny metal is to coat items with a very thin layer of pure gold so that they can be scanned using certain kinds of advanced microscopes.

Loz

Image credit: Peter Halasz

Scanning electron microscopy relies on heavy metals like gold! It keeps the electrons from passing through the sample.

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