Up close and personal with atoms and molecules

24 August 2009
Jonathan Agbenyega

Nature is the best example of a system functioning on the nanometer scale, where the involved materials, energy consumption and data handling are optimized. Opening the doors to the nanoworld the emergence of the scanning tunneling microscope in 1982 and the atomic force microscope in 1986 led to a shift of paradigm in the understanding and perception of matter at its most fundamental level.

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Biomaterials  •  Carbon  •  Ceramics  •  Characterization  •  Composites  •  Electronic materials  •  Magnetic materials  •  Nanotechnology  •  Polymers and soft materials  •  Surface science