a surface to the level of single atoms. The STM is so precise that it not only looks at atoms, it also can manipulate them into structures. The microscope’s development earns IBM researchers Gerd Binnig and Heinrich Rohrer a Nobel Prize and helps launch the emerging era ofnanotechnology. ...
To look at this happy-go-lucky kid from Long Beach, California, you wouldn’t imagine he was responsible for one of the most radical inventions in the history of gaming. The Oculus Rift device that he patented aged just 20 is a gobsmacking piece of kit, a head-mounted visual display of...