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With the atomic force microscope
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Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies

With the atomic force microscope, we began to see more detailof the world than ever before

With the atomic force microscope, we began to see more detail
of the world than ever before

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With the atomic force microscope,
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we began to see more detail of the world than ever before.
Duration
8 seconds
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19
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:01
Uploaded
May 06, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary

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In this mind-bending series, Jim Al-Khalili explores the vast range of size in the universe, from tiny atoms to gigantic, interconnected galaxies.
S01 • E02 These incredibly sophisticated imaging techniques - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:14
These incredibly sophisticated imaging techniques
S01 • E01 They are most effective at seeing features on a flat surface. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
They are most effective at seeing features on a flat surface...
S01 • E01 But atoms also connect up in three dimensions, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
But atoms also connect up in three dimensions,
S01 • E01 Remember how visible light has a limit because of its wavelength? - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
Remember how visible light has a limit because of its wavele...
S01 • E01 Well, it turns out there's another form of light - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
Well, it turns out there's another form of light
S01 • E02 Our ability to penetrate the mysteries of the cosmos - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
Our ability to penetrate the mysteries of the cosmos
S01 • E01 Crucially, X-rays have very short wavelength - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:19
Crucially, X-rays have very short wavelength
S01 • E02 Astronomers have found massive objects in space - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
Astronomers have found massive objects in space
S01 • E01 X-rays contain much more energy than rays of visible light. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
X-rays contain much more energy than rays of visible light.
S01 • E01 The intense energy of X-rays enables them to pass unhindered - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:14
The intense energy of X-rays enables them to pass unhindered
S01 • E02 The obvious question that people would ask is, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
The obvious question that people would ask is,
S01 • E02 Absolutely, but there are still particles in space, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:13
Absolutely, but there are still particles in space,
S01 • E01 The larger atoms that make up our bones do stop X-rays, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:16
The larger atoms that make up our bones do stop X-rays,
S01 • E02 Using an X-ray telescope called Chandra, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:12
Using an X-ray telescope called Chandra,
S01 • E01 This begs the question, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:12
This begs the question,
S01 • E02 They show massive energy bursts, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
They show massive energy bursts,
S01 • E01 The first hints that this might be possible - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
The first hints that this might be possible
S01 • E01 Scientists noticed that when they shone X-rays through crystals, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
Scientists noticed that when they shone X-rays through cryst...
S01 • E02 Each ripple is effectively part of a sound - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
Each ripple is effectively part of a sound
S01 • E02 Andrew has calculated that these sound waves - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
Andrew has calculated that these sound waves