Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a powerful technique that enables ... geometry to nanometer scale could induce several leakage mechanisms including short-channel effects, gate dielectric direct ...

Within a decade, this unconventional microscope has evolved into a multifunctional ... surface properties and to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of cell adhesion. Microfabricated cantilever ...

Using high-speed atomic force microscopy, the team observed that the DNA stars with shorter, rigid 'arms' organized into stable hexagonal networks, while those with longer, more flexible arms were ...

Chinese researchers are working to develop molecular hard drives with high capacity The drives use organometallic molecules ...

Electrochemical atomic force microscopy (EC-AFM) is a powerful analytical technique ... This mode is useful for investigating the kinetics and mechanisms of electrochemical reactions, as well as for ...

Limitations of the three putative mechanisms of amyloid fibril assembly ... X-ray fibril diffraction and atomic force microscopy (AFM) analysis. Quaternary structure formation (assembly) and ...

Real-time dynamics of protein translocation across bacterial membrane using high-speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM ... is critical to the translocation mechanism. The hydrolysis of ATP ...

Puncturing bacterial envelope with a tiny “needle” Roderick Lim’s lab has a long-standing expertise in atomic force ...

For nearly 30 years, atomic force microscopy proved an invaluable instrument for scientists ... Dr Payton, a Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellow, compares the mechanism of the HS-AFM to a ...

Foster and Takeshi Fukuma at the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI) at Kanazawa University in Japan have successfully ...