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Today's selection of need-to-know updates from the world of physics
Read article: New electron-microscopy technique measures magnetism at the atomic scale
Aberration of electron beam allows microscope to pick out magnetic moments
Read article: Christoph Gerber: atomic-force microscope pioneer
The co-inventor of the AFM describes how it came about 30 years ago and why it continues to shape research at the nanoscale
Read article: Seeing atoms by brute force: 30 years of atomic force microscopy
Invented 30 years ago, the atomic force microscope has been a major driver of nanotechnology, ranging from atomic-scale imaging to its latest applications in manipulating individual molecules
Read article: How can we see individual atoms?
An introduction to scanning tunnelling microscopy
Read article: Tiny terahertz accelerator could rival huge free-electron lasers
Thumbnail-sized modules could improve materials research if output can be boosted
Read article: Tiny probe reveals electrical conductance of individual atoms
Measurements could boost our understanding of superconductivity
Read article: Crystal-handedness revealed by twisted electron beams
New electron-microscopy technique could measure chirality of single molecules
Read article: Fractal patterns seen on emerging cancerous cells
Study could point to new ways of preventing some cancers
Read article: New microscope makes movies of tiny live specimens
Optical-lattice technique has a lighter touch with living samples
