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Metrological Atomic Force Microscope Installed at National Physical Laboratory of India

Scientists from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have installed a metrological atomic force microscope (MAFM), capable of making traceable dimensional measurements at the nanoscale, at the National Physical Laboratory of India (NPLI).

4 Nov 2014

Shock Wave Generation with Piezoelectrical Shakers

The PIA series piezoelectrical shock wave generators from piezosystem jena produce exact precise shock waves by the use of piezo technology.

From Piezosystem Jena GmbH 24 Oct 2014

NIST Researchers Capture Nanoscale Spectra of Plasmonic Nanostructures Using AFM-IR

Anasys Instruments reports on the new AFM-IR results from the Energy Research Group at NIST just published in the journal for Advanced Optical Materials. The paper is entitled “Nanoscale imaging and spectroscopy of plasmonic modes with the PTIR technique.”

9 Oct 2014

Nano-Lithography Enables Precise ‘Writing’ and ‘Positioning’ of Lipid Membrane Fragments

Scientists from the University of Leeds have taken a crucial step forward in bio-nanotechnology, a field that uses biology to develop new tools for science, technology and medicine.

9 Oct 2014

Development of Single-Chip Atomic Force Microscope Wins Douglas R. Colton Medal for Research Excellence

A researcher at the University of Waterloo’s Centre for Integrated RF Engineering (CIRFE) has received a medal for excellence in research leading to innovative developments in microsystems and related technologies.

9 Oct 2014

TU Braunschweig use NanoWizard® AFM System from JPK to Study the Properties of DNA and DNA Nanostructures

JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on the use of their AFM system, the NanoWizard®, in the Nanobiosciences Group of the Institute of Physical & Theoretical Chemistry at the Technical University of Braunschweig. It is being used to study DNA and DNA nanostructures.

From Bruker BioAFM 7 Oct 2014

Bruker Introduces Integrated AFM-TERS System for Nano-Raman Spectroscopy Research

Bruker has introduced a dedicated Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (TERS) system - Innova-IRIS. The instrument allows label-free and non-destructive, nanoscale detection of chemicals and can be used for a variety of research applications.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 18 Sep 2014

Nanorobotic Techniques and AFM Help Study Pathology of Autoimmune Skin Disease

University at Buffalo researchers and colleagues studying a rare, blistering disease have discovered new details of how autoantibodies destroy healthy cells in skin. This information provides new insights into autoimmune mechanisms in general and could help develop and screen treatments for patients suffering from all autoimmune diseases, estimated to affect 5-10 percent of the U.S. population.

11 Sep 2014

EPFL Poster on AFM-IR Technique Application Becomes Winner at Swiss Physics Society Meeting

Anasys Instruments reports on EPFL’s Francesco Simone Ruggeri success winning a poster award at the recent annual meeting of the Swiss Physics Society held at the University of Fribourg.

23 Jul 2014

Physicists Construct ‘Swiss Cross’ with 20 Single Atoms

The manipulation of atoms has reached a new level: Together with teams from Finland and Japan, physicists from the University of Basel were able to place 20 single atoms on a fully insulated surface at room temperature to form the smallest "Swiss cross", thus taking a big step towards next generation atomic-scale storage devices. The academic journal Nature Communications has published their results.

16 Jul 2014

Atomic Force Microscopes News

Metrological Atomic Force Microscope Installed at National Physical Laboratory of India

Shock Wave Generation with Piezoelectrical Shakers

NIST Researchers Capture Nanoscale Spectra of Plasmonic Nanostructures Using AFM-IR

Nano-Lithography Enables Precise ‘Writing’ and ‘Positioning’ of Lipid Membrane Fragments

Development of Single-Chip Atomic Force Microscope Wins Douglas R. Colton Medal for Research Excellence

TU Braunschweig use NanoWizard® AFM System from JPK to Study the Properties of DNA and DNA Nanostructures

Bruker Introduces Integrated AFM-TERS System for Nano-Raman Spectroscopy Research

Nanorobotic Techniques and AFM Help Study Pathology of Autoimmune Skin Disease

EPFL Poster on AFM-IR Technique Application Becomes Winner at Swiss Physics Society Meeting

Physicists Construct ‘Swiss Cross’ with 20 Single Atoms

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