Scanning tunnelling microscopy and infrared spectroscopy join forces
New technique could boost our understanding of surfaces
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‘Quantum microscope’ peers into the hydrogen atom
Technique can directly observe orbital structure
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Heinrich Rohrer: 1933–2013
Scanning tunnelling microscope pioneer shared Nobel prize
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Silicon atoms seen ‘dancing’ in graphene
Motion of cluster atoms tracked using electron microscope
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Tomography reveals nanocrystal superlattice
Technique shows detailed 3D structure of technologically important nanosolids
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Bacteria ‘wires’ conduct electrons over centimetre distances
Tiny filaments allow micro-organisms to flourish without oxygen
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Negative friction surprises researchers
Force increases with decreasing load
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Graphene defects tracked as they creep and climb
Electron microscope maps dislocations with unprecedented resolution
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Fused molecules guide magnetic plasmons
Waveguides offer new direction for nanoplasmonics
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Building nanomagnets atom by atom
Iron chains could point to new magnetic effect
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