Science View S2015E06 - SACLA Magnifies World's Smallest Object

We'll be introducing the 700 meter long X-ray laser facility SACLA, where things that are a billionth of a millimeter become visible. This feat is made possible with a powerful X-ray laser. The electrons are drastically accelerated until a light that is a hundred million times a hundred million times brighter than sunlight is produced. This makes it possible for scientists to observe things that were once limited to speculation. A collection of Japan's original and sophisticated technologies was used to create SACLA, a giant microscope that can reveal objects on the atomic level.