Редактирование: Whole brain emulation (раздел)

=== Atomic Beam Microscopy ===

Atomic-beam microscopy consists of using a beam of neutral atoms, instead of electrons of photons, to image tissue. The de Broglie wavelength of thermal atoms is in the subnanometer range, making the resolution match that of the best [[#Electron Microscopy|electron microscopes]]. If uncharged, inert atoms like Helium are used, the beam would not destroy tissue even at such a resolution<ref>Holst and Allison, 1997</ref>. Moreover, Helium atom scattering has a large cross-section with Hydrogen, which might make it possible to detect membranes even in unstained tissue.

High resolution atomic beam microscopy has not been achieved, although low resolution has been<ref>Doak, Grisenti et al., 1999</ref>. Recent developments<ref>Oberst, Kouznetsov et al., 2005</ref><ref>Shimizu and Fujita, 2002</ref> have enabled focusing neutral atom beams to a spot size of tens of nanometers<ref>Kouznetsov, Oberst et al., 2006</ref>, which could be scanned across the tissue to construct the full image.