当科学家在探针上加一定电压时候，电子能够在它和样品表面之间跳跃，这个过程叫做量子隧穿。
When scientists apply a voltage to the finger, electrons can hop between it and the surface through a process called quantum tunneling.
通过电子尝试隧穿这一过程，我们不仅可以观察到原子与纳米管之间的相互作用，还可以一窥发生在纳米量级上的动力学效应。
We can observe the interaction of the atom and the nanotube as the electron is trying to tunnel, and this offers us a chance to peek at some of the interesting dynamics that happen at the nanoscale.
量子隧穿还是扫描隧道电子显微镜的一大特色。这是第一种能够拍摄和操作原子的显微镜。
Quantum tunneling is also a key feature of the scanning tunneling microscope, the first machine to enable the imaging and manipulation of individual atoms.
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