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Notes from the Nanoworld

AFM vs. STM: The Resolution Battle

The uneasy truce has been broken, as AFM refuses to concede resolution superiority to STM.

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Springtime Beauty at the Nanoscale

Just like the brilliant blooms each spring, STM provides a captivating view of the world in which we live.

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What's Cypher's High Resolution Secret?

You've seen Cypher's high-resolution results, but what makes it possible? Roger Proksch shares the key secret to Cypher's performance.

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Aug 14, 2018
Webinar on AFM Characterization of Photovoltaics…

Oxford Instruments Asylum Research, in conjunction with the Materials Research Society (MRS), presents a free webinar, “AFM Characterization…

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AFM Accessory Enables Advanced Magnetics…

The new Variable Field Module (VFM4) accessory for Asylum Research MFP-3D Atomic Force Microscopes (AFMs) enables measurements…

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Jul 12, 2018
Imaging Surfactant Micelle Dynamics with…

New breakthroughs in video-rate atomic force microscopy (AFM) enable imaging of surfactant micelles with high spatial resolution…

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