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Nanotechnology in the Automotive Industry

Nanotechnology promises to benefit many different aspects of industry. The automotive industry is certainly no exception. Nano-enhanced materials are already beginning to improve the performance and cost-effectiveness of vehicles, and this effect will only increase in the coming years, as harder, stronger, lighter nanomaterials become commercially available.

By Will Soutter 22 Jun 2012

Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes

Carbon nanotubes are one of the most exciting materials available to us - but synthesizing them in industrial quantities is still a challenge.

By Will Soutter 21 Jun 2012

Quantitative Imaging of Living Biological Samples Using PeakForce QNM

This article explains how PeakForce QNM can be used for quantitative imaging of living biological samples.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 20 Jun 2012

Use of a Higher-Bandwidth AFM for Survey, Screening and Dynamics

There are three key application areas that benefit from a higher-bandwidth Atomic Force Microscope(AFM) with identical data quality, operating cost, force control and convenience of use as a typical AFM, which can be classified under screening, survey and dynamics.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 20 Jun 2012

Nanotechnology in the Military

A review of the current and forthcoming nanotechnologies in the military.

By Will Soutter 20 Jun 2012

Improved Metrology of Narrow Linewidths

AcuityXR, has been designed in such a way that it can significantly enhance the lateral resolution for a broad class of measurements including metrology of narrow linewidths.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 18 Jun 2012

Interfaces and Mechanical Properties of Nanomaterials and Biological Systems with AFM

For the past decade, scientists and engineers have been gaining increasing control over the properties of matter at the nanometer scale - measuring, predicting and constructing nanoparticles and nanostructures.

By Professor Sonia Contera 28 May 2012

Benefits of ScanAsyst and PeakForce Tapping Advanced Atomic Force Microscopy AFM Imaging Techniques

PeakForce Tapping (PFT) and ScanAsyst (SA) are two Atomic Force Microsocope(AFM) imaging techniques recently introduced by Bruker which fits into the framework of existing AFM modes.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 21 May 2012