Originally published at: http://boingboing.net/2017/01/24/zooming-in-on-a-tooth-until-yo.html
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My dentist would love this. An indication of a single “cavity atom” would trigger an emergency call-in from him. Gotta get those kids through college, you know.
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Looks like it was carved out of sandstone.
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Great application for a scanning tunneling microscope! Move a single atom of amalgam to fill the hole! Wait, that’s an alloy . . .
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That’s a thought. Perhaps move different atoms to end up with dental amalgam?
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sure is something to chew on
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see, a spinach atom, right there…NO, on the other side.
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That’s the tooth.
“Is it safe?”
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Of course now they use polymers cured by UV (as I found out a month ago). I don’t know how big those particular molecules are, but it would take a while to move the atoms in, one by one by one . . . .
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That would be where job security come into play.
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Isn’t this the opening of Fight Club?
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So how do I floss that gap between the atoms? Or what about the yawning void between the nucleus and the electrons? So much empty space there for food buildup.
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That’s where the electrolytes get in
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