Along with Heinrich Rohrer, where did Binnig invent the microscope?
MIT
Harvard
IBM Zurich
Stanford
Answer
The scanning tunneling microscope (STM) was invented at IBM Zurich, where Gerd Binnig and Heinrich Rohrer conceived the revolutionary technology. The STM employs quantum tunneling to generate magnified three-dimensional images of surfaces at the atomic scale, fundamentally transforming the field of microscopy and enabling groundbreaking research in various scientific disciplines.
The Innovative World of Gerd Binnig: A Nobel Laureate's Journey Through Physics
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