Microwaves Offer an Exceptional Nanoscale View (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Microwaves Offer an Exceptional Nanoscale View

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NIST and ORNL scientists have devised a near-field microwave imaging approach to capture images of nanoscale processes under natural conditions. As the tip of an atomic force microscope scans over an ultrathin membrane it emits near-field microwaves into the sample below. Shown are images of yeast cells and silver dendrites, which formed on an electrode during electroplating.

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Kolmakov/CNST

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