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: Seeing atoms by brute force: 30 years of atomic force microscopy
An introduction to scanning tunnelling microscopy
Read article: How can we see individual atoms?
Thumbnail-sized modules could improve materials research if output can be boosted
Read article: Tiny terahertz accelerator could rival huge free-electron lasers
Measurements could boost our understanding of superconductivity
Read article: Tiny probe reveals electrical conductance of individual atoms
New electron-microscopy technique could measure chirality of single molecules
Read article: Crystal-handedness revealed by twisted electron beams
Study could point to new ways of preventing some cancers
Read article: Fractal patterns seen on emerging cancerous cells
Optical-lattice technique has a lighter touch with living samples
Read article: New microscope makes movies of tiny live specimens
Eric Betzig, Stefan Hell and William Moerner share 2014 prize
Read article: Chemistry Nobel awarded for super-resolution microscopy
High-quality DIY lens is cheap to make and could help diagnose diseases
Read article: New lens could turn your phone into a microscope
Beam is the world's smallest man-made nanomechanical oscillator
Read article: Tiny mechanical resonator made from just four molecules
