File:IBM in atoms.gif

No higher resolution available.

IBM_in_atoms.gif ‎(296 × 185 pixels, file size: 38 KB, MIME type: image/gif)

Summary[edit]

Media data and Non-free use rationale
Description	image of initials "IBM", spelled out using xenon atoms on a nickel substrate, demonstrating the capacity of a scanning tunneling microscope to manipulate matter at the level of individual atoms.
Author or copyright owner	IBM Almaden Research Center
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	https://web.archive.org/web/20210510184405/https://foresight.org/UTF/Unbound_LBW/chapt_4.html
Date of publication	ca. 1990
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	IBM (atoms)
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	For visual identification of the object of the article. The article as a whole is dedicated specifically to a discussion of this work. The image may not be used to illustrate any other related articles, including articles on the company, or the processes and elements involved in the creation of the object
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	this is the actual subject of the article, and a facsimile cannot be used in replacement of it for the article on the object itself
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	The image is the result of highly notable research. this is an actual object, analogous to a printed set of letters on paper, which is the subject of the article.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	small file size, low resolution does not interfere with the commercial or other interests of the copyright holder
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of IBM (atoms)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:IBM_in_atoms.giftrue

Licensing[edit]

This image represents a two-dimensional work of art, such as a drawing, painting, print, or similar creation. The copyright for this image is likely owned by either the artist who created it, the individual who commissioned the work, or their legal heirs. It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of artworks:

for purposes of critical commentary on:
- the specific work in question,
- the artistic genre or technique employed in the artwork, or
- the artistic school or tradition to which the artist is associated,
as applied within the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers located in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,

qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law.

Any other use of this image, whether on Wikipedia or elsewhere, could potentially constitute a copyright infringement. For further information, please refer to Wikipedia's guidelines on non-free content.
Fair use

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	01:38, 23 July 2012		296 × 185 (38 KB)	Mercurywoodrose (talk \| contribs)	Uploading a non-free work, as object of commentary using File Upload Wizard

You cannot overwrite this file.

File usage

The following pages on the English Wikipedia use this file (pages on other projects are not listed):

IBM (atoms)