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Technology update

TR-mode AFM shares STM success

Torsion resonance (TR) feedback isolates performance-enhancing tip-sample interaction

Neural networks differentiate bacteria

Automatic recognition process exploits broadband electromechanical response of cellular organisms

Nanoscale pick-and-place

Design unveiled for grabbing and holding a nanoscale particle in water without touching it

Thermal noise highlights viscoelasticity in micro-cantilever

Custom-built interferometric AFM deflection sensor captures dissipation process

Lab talk

Hydrogen-sensing mechanism depends on thickness

Argonne team explores crossover behaviour in palladium film design

Catalyst pre-treatment produces isolated CNT bundles

French team studies effect of hydrogen plasma on iron layer to enhance functionalization prospects

Direct writing of ZrO2 and TiO2 nanostructures by photolithography

Sol-gel-based spin-coatable precursor suits direct-write method and offers nanoscale resolution

Electrostatics versus mechanics in simple multiferroics

Nokia-University of Cambridge collaboration explores interplay between ferroelectricity and ferroelasticity