--- title: Mechanosynthesis Of Atomic Carbon Structures Using... description: A pre-publication study by Megan Cowie et al. demonstrates mechanosynthesis of carbon-based 3D structures using inverted-mode scanning tunneling microscopy... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/mechanosynthesis-of-atomic-carbon-structures-using-inverted-mode-stm-f1bsuek0b twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Mechanosynthesis Of Atomic Carbon Structures Using Inverted-Mode STM | daily.dev og:description: A pre-publication study by Megan Cowie et al. demonstrates mechanosynthesis of carbon-based 3D structures using inverted-mode scanning tunneling microscopy... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/mechanosynthesis-of-atomic-carbon-structures-using-inverted-mode-stm-f1bsuek0b og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/f1BsuEK0B.png og:image:alt: Mechanosynthesis Of Atomic Carbon Structures Using Inverted-Mode STM og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Mechanosynthesis Of Atomic Carbon Structures Using Inverted-Mode STM **[Hackaday](https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A pre-publication study by Megan Cowie et al. demonstrates mechanosynthesis of carbon-based 3D structures using inverted-mode scanning tunneling microscopy (IM-STM). The technique physically moves individual C2 units with the STM tip to form C-C bonds, enabling construction of polyyne structures. This represents a step toward molecular assemblers capable of building complex 3D nanostructures directly, analogous in concept to biological ribosomes but for arbitrary 3D construction. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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