Scientists Capture First-Ever X-Ray Image of a Single Atom

Scientists have taken the first X-ray of a single atom, a breakthrough that will greatly impact environmental and medical science
An international team of scientists used a microscope to get extremely close to an iron atom and take its X-ray
The X-ray allows scientists to see the type of atom and measure its chemical state, replacing the outdated Bohr model of the atom
The new technique combines synchrotron X-rays and a quantum tunneling process to analyze matter at the smallest scale
imaging a single atom with X-rays opens the opportunity to analyze the structure of atoms and molecules in the future