Replacing the normal conducting tip in these instruments with superconducting ones boosts sensitivity by up to a factor of 50
Read article: Superconductors strengthen signals in scanning-tunnelling microscopy
Customer-centric product innovation is helping US manufacturer RHK Technology to prosper at the cutting edge of surface science
Read article: RHK Technology plays the ‘long game’ in SPM
German nanotechnology specialist attocube offers scanning probe microscopes to study the behaviour of complex magnetic nanostructures at ultralow temperatures
Read article: Magnetic force microscopy: investigating the physics of racetrack-memory devices
New approach combines a numerical reconstruction algorithm with an X-ray lens to achieve higher image quality
Read article: X-ray microscopy sharpens up
Technique could provide fresh insights into the life cycle of viruses like SARS-Cov-2
Read article: Super-resolution microscopy reveals coronavirus-replicating machinery
Energy and phase manipulation could generate electron-photon entanglement
Read article: New laser technique could give electron microscopes a boost
A new ebook harnesses the knowledge and experience of more than 40 academic authors to provide a timely and comprehensive introduction to the technique of single-particle cryo-electron microscopy
Read article: Multi-author ebook combines rapid publication with expert insight
Richard Bowman and Julian Stirling of the Bath Open Instrumentation Group describe the lessons learnt in developing a low-cost, laboratory-grade microscope
Read article: High-spec open-source microscopy for all
Observations show that sheets of silicene naturally transform into single-domain structures when extra silicon atoms are added
Read article: Scientists watch 2D material defects evolve in real time
New technique gives insights into molecular processes at the angstrom scale
Read article: Biomolecules imaged at record-breaking resolution using localization atomic force microscopy
