Infrared (IR) spectroscopy is one of the most accepted analytical measurement methods for the characterization of materials in government, academic, and industrial R&D laboratories. The spatial ...

Imaging cells using a combination of AFM and optical techniques provides a better understanding of the structural constitution of their surface and helps with the functional labeling of specific ...

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) represents a better choice compared to light-based microscopy methods for the stufy of microtubules. For instance, the AFM can be used in buffers to image samples at a ...

Scientists and engineers have for many years relied on atomic force microscopy (AFM) to reveal the secrets of materials at the nanoscale. This powerful and versatile technique, first invented by ...

An interview with Prof. Hermann Schillers, Universität Münster conducted by April Cashin-Garbutt, MA (Cantab). Can you please give a brief introduction to your research? I run a core facility for AFM ...

Bruker’s PeakForce Tapping is an exclusive operating mode in atomic force microscope (AFM) technology following the launch of TappingMode. This mode provides high resolution imaging, measuring samples ...

KANAZAWA, Japan, Dec. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists at the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, have captured real-time images showing how a key brain enzyme organizes ...

Figure 1: Timeline of key inventions, starting from the birth of AFM in 1986 to the latest AFM imaging modes in molecular and cell biology. Figure 2: AFM-based imaging of native biological systems to ...

According to WITec, its alpha500 and alpha700 are the first instruments on the market to combine confocal Raman microscopy for 3-D chemical imaging and atomic force microscopy (AFM) for ...

In a new study, researchers report for the first time the effective imaging of the nanoscale structure of C. elegans nematodes' cuticle using atomic force microscopy (AFM) operating in PeakForce ...

For a long time, researchers contested the presence of microscopic pathogens suspected of causing various diseases in plants and animals. The invention of the electron microscope in 1933 made them ...