Firstly, most sincere apologies for not posting on Friday. My brain was, well, elsewhere. I shall try hard not to get distracted so much again without warning. Hopefully as I get into a rhythm it will be better.

I would like to post about interesting and intriguing science news when I hear it, as it is important to keep on top of current science as a science communicator. So, for today:

The first picture of a molecule has been released!

Scientist have taken a photo (sort-of) of a pentacene molecule. Its sort of a shady image, that looks like an x-ray.



Have a look at the article here at the UK Daily Mail.

They use a very fine point - a carbon monoxide molecule, to detect the molecule underneath. An image is created from the information that the tip gathers.

So it's not really a picture, as advertised. Its a computer image, but generated from the real molecule, not just from assumed molecular structures. Regardless, it is very cool to have advanced to this level. Technology has come so far, and this technique may be able to show us if we have other molecules exactly right. Who knows what we might discover?

This is what science is about: discoveries to further our knowledge of the wonderful world around us.