Probing the history of nanotechnology
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Scanning probe microscopes feature prominently in the history of nanotechnology but, as a recent book on the subject makes clear, this history could have been very different. Chris Toumey explains.
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OpenAlex topics: Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications · Nanotechnology research and applications · Mechanical and Optical Resonators
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