Hackaday July 05, 2026 • 20:00

Seeing Bacteria, Nanoprisms, And More With An Atomic Force Microscope - Hackaday

By Aaron Beckendorf

Seeing Bacteria, Nanoprisms, And More With An Atomic Force Microscope - Hackaday

Unlike almost every other kind of microscope, atomic-force microscopes (AFMs) don’t use any kind of optical beam to image their subjects. Instead, they physically detect the subject’s surface with …

Unlike almost every other kind of microscope, atomic-force microscopes (AFMs) dont use any kind of optical beam to image their subjects. Instead, they physically detect the subjects surface with a ti… [+1867 chars]

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