Microscopy Research update Molecular compass tracks tiny forces New detector made possible by innovation in electron microscopy Read article: Molecular compass tracks tiny forces
Microscopy Analysis SPONSORED Fast AFM scanning: realizing the gains of closed-loop velocity control Nanopositioning specialist Queensgate is lining up a suite of enabling technologies for applications in high-speed, high-accuracy atomic force microscopy systems Read article: Fast AFM scanning: realizing the gains of closed-loop velocity control
Microscopy Research update Tiny particles get the panoramic treatment New label-free optical imaging technique could be used to study viruses and other structures at the molecular level Read article: Tiny particles get the panoramic treatment
2D materials Research update Single molecules keep to the straight and narrow Researchers precisely control molecular motion on a flat surface over long distances Read article: Single molecules keep to the straight and narrow
Microscopy Feature Optical microscopy – how small can it go? Anna Demming reports on techniques that get around the diffraction limit Read article: Optical microscopy – how small can it go?
Optical physics Research update Light waves steer electron beams thanks to whispering gallery effect Coupling electrons to optical resonators could lead to novel technologies for nanoscale sensing and microscopy Read article: Light waves steer electron beams thanks to whispering gallery effect
Microscopy Research update Quantum dots track two-dimensional diffusion in cells Experiments shed light on the processes that transport molecules around the intracellular fluid Read article: Quantum dots track two-dimensional diffusion in cells
Optics and photonics Research update New metasurface lens banishes chromatic aberration Device could be used for medical imaging, energy harvesting and virtual reality Read article: New metasurface lens banishes chromatic aberration
Characterization and modelling Research update Scanning tunnelling microscopy images intramolecular details New high-resolution technique could make for a new analytical tool Read article: Scanning tunnelling microscopy images intramolecular details
Biophysics and bioengineering Research update Measuring molecules with nanometre precision Motion-correction technique ramps the resolution of single-molecule localization microscopy twentyfold Read article: Measuring molecules with nanometre precision