An Interactive Illustration of the Size of Atoms

By John Farrier in Science & Tech on Oct 29, 2009 at 2:23 pm

The Genetic Science Learning Center at the University of Utah has created an interactive feature that allows you to see the relative size of small objects, starting with a coffee bean and magnifying down to a carbon atom. Click on the link and use the sliding bar at the bottom of the application to zoom in.

Link via Radley Balko | Image: U.S. Department of Energy

Tags: atoms, chemistry, University of Utah

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dymaxion
Oct 29th, 2009 at 5:42 pm
There’s a classic 1960s short film I remember from high-school chemistry that goes from life-size to a macroscopic galaxy view to a microscopic atomic view. It’s called “Powers of Ten” and you can watch it here: http://www.vimeo.com/819138

The neatest thing is how the grandness of the universe and the minuteness of the proton look vaguely similar. Deep.
Necronomic Recovery
Oct 30th, 2009 at 7:42 am
As above, so below.
C.A.
Oct 30th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
Very cool, I’m pretty much going to show this to everyone I know so they can have see it for themselves.

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