A new microscope for the quantum age: Single nanoscale scan measures four key material properties

Physicists in Leiden have built a microscope that can measure no fewer than four key properties of a material in a single scan, all with nanoscale precision. The instrument can even examine complete ...

Terahertz microscope reveals the motion of superconducting electrons

You can tell a lot about a material based on the type of light shining at it: Optical light illuminates a material's surface, ...
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World’s first terahertz microscope shows long-hidden quantum jiggle in superconductors

MIT physicists have built a new microscope that can see quantum motion inside superconductors ...

MIT scientists build terahertz microscope that reveals hidden superconducting motion

The implications of the breakthrough could ripple through multiple industries. A better understanding of how superconductivity behaves at quantum scales could accelerate the development of ...
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Observing single biomolecules at work with the atomic force microscope

To observe biomolecules at work they must reside in their native environments. For soluble proteins this is a physiological buffer. Membrane proteins, in addition, need to be embedded in a lipid ...