Revolutionizing Imaging: From Atoms to Clarity

​The Problem (The Limit): You can't see atoms with an optical microscope because atoms (about

0.1 NM) are thousands of times smaller than the wavelength of light. ​The Solution (Electrons):

Scientists developed the Electron Microscope, using high-speed electrons that behave as waves with an

extremely tiny wavelength (picometers) to achieve better resolution. ​The Roadblock (The Flaw): Progress

was halted for decades by a fundamental physics problem called spherical aberration in the

electromagnetic lenses. This flaw blurred the image and was mathematically proven

to be unavoidable with traditional lenses. ​The Breakthrough (The Fix): In the

1990s, scientists successfully broke the lens's symmetry using complex magnet systems called