Powers of Ten
IBM written in Xenon Atoms Image from: 216pm or m Each of the spheres forming IBM is an individual Xenon atom moved into position by an Atomic Force Microscope AtomicPicometer m m
The Structure of Carbon Dioxide
The Structure of Oxygen
The Structure of a Water Molecule Scale: meters = 1 nm = 1 nanometer
The Structure of DNA Scale: meters = 1 nm = 1 nanometer
DNA within a Virus Scale: meters = 10 nm = 10 nanometers
A Virus Scale: meters = 0.1 µm = 0.1 micrometer = 100 nm = 100 nanometers
Virus on a Bacterium Scale: meters = 1 µm = 1 micrometer
Bacterium Scale: meters = 10 µm = 10 micrometers
Pollen Scale: meters = 100 µm = 100 micrometers
A Bee's Eye Scale: meters = 1 mm = 1 millimeter
A Bee's Head Scale: meters = 1 cm = 1 centimeter
A Lily and a Bee Scale: meters = 0.1 meter = 10 centimeters
The One-Meter Square Scale: 10 0 meters = 1 meter: Light takes about 3 nanoseconds to cross this picture
A Pond with Lily Pads Scale: 10 1 meter = 10 meters
Japanese Tea Garden Scale: 10 2 meters = 100 meters
Golden Gate Park Scale: 10 3 meters = 1 km = 1 kilometer
San Francisco Scale: 10 4 meters = 10 km = 10 kilometers
The San Francisco Bay Area Scale: 10 5 meters = 100 km = 100 kilometers
California Scale: 10 6 meters = 1 Mm = 1 megameter
North and Central America Scale: 10 7 meters = 10 Mm = 10 megameters
Earth Scale: 10 8 meters = 100 Mm = 100 megameters