Scientists ‘strummed’ a molecule’s chemical bonds like guitar strings
The jiggling tip of an atomic force microscope served as the ‘pick’
![chemical bonds within a molecule](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/042320_ec_bonds_feat.jpg?fit=1028%2C579&ssl=1)
An atomic force microscope “strummed” chemical bonds within a molecule (illustrated in gray). Hotter colors indicate more energy needed to keep up the strumming.
A.J. Weymouth/Giessibl group/University of Regensburg