Record Grooves Under A Microscope

The “techmo’nology” behind vinyl records has always mesmerized me. CDs are obviously created with lasers that the aliens brought down, but vinyl…now that’s science! Check out these interesting images of record grooves under an electron microscope. This side view of a record looks like a rad landscape pic from a vintage iPhone.

Read about it here and see some other pics (including one in 3D) after the jump.

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Will Bryant

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June 22nd, 2010