Nanoscale objects cannot be seen in the traditional sense, but that should not stop us from thinking about how we visualize the nanoworld, as Chris Toumey reports.
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Toumey, C. Images and icons. Nature Nanotech 5, 3–4 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2009.458
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