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Microscope view of a large spiral circuit connected to two smaller drum structures.
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Quantum drums - wide microscope view

A microscope image of two mechanical drums and their associated circuit, released by NIST. Source uploaded June 2023; photograph date is not established.

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Archival microscope image. Capture date is not established; source uploaded June 2023.

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