Nov 10 2009
Looking Closer (78) – What Flows There?

Hmm. The above image from a digital microscope suggests the flow of a liquid. But those lines are too clean to have occurred naturally. Right?
What is it?
Hints: Magnification is x60 & if you choose to phone a friend for an answer, you just might encounter it. Answer below the fold.
The SIMM chip to a cell phone.
During manufacture perhaps liquid metal did flow atop it, connecting nodes on the tiny circuit board.




