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Seeing atoms in three dimensions

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An algorithm that allows the atomic-scale reconstruction of the three-dimensional structure of nanoparticles from only four individual images provides an important step towards fast, in situ electron tomography.

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Figure 1: The combination of chemical and heat treatments with electron tomography reveals the evolution of morphology during delamination of a layered zeolite material.

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I.A. acknowledges collaboration with J.D. Roehling, K.J. Batenburg, B.C. Gates and A. Katz for Fig. 1, supported in part by the DOE BES DE-SC0005822, and in part by the LDRD program at PNNL. The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is operated by Battelle under contract DE-AC05-76RL01830. E.A.S acknowledges support to the Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, which is supported by the US Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, under Contract No. DE-AC02-98CH10886.

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  1. Ilke Arslan is with the Fundamental and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 993352, USA,

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  2. Eric A. Stach is at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA,

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