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Scanning probe microscopy

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A new breakthrough in BioAFM, the Hydra™ resolves many of the limitations of BioAFM, opening new horizons for the application of AFM in biology.

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Technology update

Diamond downsizes classical MRI and NMR

Molecular samples detected and imaged at room temperature.

Nanotechweb.org: best of 2012

Find out which nanotechnology breakthroughs made it into our review of the year.

CNT muscles power up

Wax-infused nanotube "yarns" could find use in robotics, micromotors and intelligent textiles.

Mervyn Miles announced as new Chief Scientific Advisor for IOP Publishing

Director of the Centre for Nanoscience & Quantum Information at University of Bristol, UK, to advise publishing arm of the Institute of Physics

Lab talk

Plasmonic nanoscope measures heterogeneous nanostructures

Scanning plasmonic ridge aperture senses changes in refractive index and absorption of nanostructures, which is useful for detecting voids or defects in a sample.

AFM captures dynamics of photodissolution

Continuous imaging during patterned optical illumination allows surface morphology, roughness and particle size distribution to be spatially and statistically monitored as a function of time.

Model interprets dynamic scanning electron microscopy of vibrating cantilevers

Nano-oscillations analysed to further understand scanning probe microscopy techniques.

Mechanical stability defines imaging quality of nanoprobes

Model guides the selection and design of carbon nanotubes as scanning tips and nanomanipulators.