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Single-molecule instant replay

A nanoscale imaging method that uses ultrashort light pulses to initiate and follow the motion of a single molecule adsorbed on a solid surface opens a window onto the physical and chemical dynamics of molecules on surfaces. See Letter p.263

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Figure 1: Tracking single-molecule oscillations.

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Camillone, N. Single-molecule instant replay. Nature 539, 170–171 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/539170a

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