atomic force microscope
noun
: an instrument used for mapping the atomic-scale topography of a surface by means of the repulsive electronic forces between the surface and the tip of a microscope probe moving above the surface
—abbreviation AFM
atomic force microscopy
noun
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The technique uses an atomic force microscope to form indentations in a two-layer stack of atomically thin materials.
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IEEE Spectrum, 5 Sep. 2023
In the first image, taken with an atomic force microscope, lobes or waves are observed.
—Matías A. Loewy, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2023
Working with rat neurons grown in a petri dish in the laboratory, the team artificially connected two neurons using an atomic force microscope and tiny, polystyrene spheres.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 9 Feb. 2016
This artist rendering is based on an image of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) taken with an atomic force microscope (AFM).
—Discover Magazine, 23 Feb. 2018
Gerd Binnig shared the Kavli Prize in Nanoscience in 2016 for inventing the atomic force microscope.
—Scientific American Custom Media, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2021
This tiny arm with a shard from a smashed needle was the first version of what would become known as the atomic force microscope, or AFM.
—Scientific American Custom Media, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2021
To examine the microstructure of sidewinder scales, her team used an atomic force microscope to scan naturally shed snake skins, provided by institutions such as the Atlanta Zoo.
—New York Times, 1 Feb. 2021
The electrons follow wires etched onto an interface using an atomic force microscope.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 17 Feb. 2020
IEEE Spectrum, 5 Sep. 2023
In the first image, taken with an atomic force microscope, lobes or waves are observed.
—Matías A. Loewy, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2023
Working with rat neurons grown in a petri dish in the laboratory, the team artificially connected two neurons using an atomic force microscope and tiny, polystyrene spheres.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 9 Feb. 2016
This artist rendering is based on an image of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) taken with an atomic force microscope (AFM).
—Discover Magazine, 23 Feb. 2018
Gerd Binnig shared the Kavli Prize in Nanoscience in 2016 for inventing the atomic force microscope.
—Scientific American Custom Media, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2021
This tiny arm with a shard from a smashed needle was the first version of what would become known as the atomic force microscope, or AFM.
—Scientific American Custom Media, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2021
To examine the microstructure of sidewinder scales, her team used an atomic force microscope to scan naturally shed snake skins, provided by institutions such as the Atlanta Zoo.
—New York Times, 1 Feb. 2021
The electrons follow wires etched onto an interface using an atomic force microscope.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 17 Feb. 2020
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