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  • SPM v-lectures now available! POSTED BY carpick ON May 5th, 2009

    SPM v-lectures now available!

    The Nanoprobe Network is pleased to now post links to two full semesters of video lectures ("v-lectures") created by faculty at Stanford University's Center for Probing at the Nanoscale. Over 20 lectures on various SPM topics, including "Scanning Gate Microscopy", "Mechanics of AFM Cantilevers", and "Scanning SQUID Microscopy" given by...

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  • Nanoscale Research Grants from Veeco Labs POSTED BY NN Admin ON April 21st, 2009

    Nanoscale Research Grants from Veeco Labs

    Veeco's foundation in atomic force microscopy (AFM) is rooted in science and technical partnership with leading researchers, and we strive continually to deliver the instruments that enable scientific advancement. The Veeco Labs Research Grant Program was created in 2008 to sponsor selected early adopters of current and future Veeco technologies...

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  • Best Image Contest: Win an iPod Nano! POSTED BY carpick ON April 7th, 2009

    Best Image Contest: Win an iPod Nano!

    Have a cool SPM image to share? Here's your chance to not only share your results with the SPM community, but to be rewarded for it too! I'm excited to announce the next in our series of Content Contests. Contribute an image - be it from experiment or simulation- by...

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  • Best Slogan Winner POSTED BY NN Admin ON March 27th, 2009

    Best Slogan Winner

    The Nanoprobe Network is excited to announce the winner of our slogan contest, Jan-Willem Weener (SmartTip Probe Solutions, B.V.)! The winning slogan is: "Think small, look deeper" and it will now appear on the header of our web pages. Jan-Willem will receive an iPod Nano(c), sponsored by RHK Technology (http://www.rhk-tech.com). Be...

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  • Single Atom Quantum Dots Bring Real Devices Closer (Video) POSTED BY NN Admin ON March 3rd, 2009

    Single Atom Quantum Dots Bring Real Devices Closer (Video)

    Four atomic quantum dots are coupled to form a "cell" for containing electrons. The cell is filled with just two electrons. Control charges are placed along a diagonal to direct the two electrons to reside at just two of the four quantum dots comprising the cell. This new level of...

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  • The Nanoprobe Network is now a featured link on the National Nanotechnology Initiative’s home page at http://www.nano.gov! POSTED BY NN Admin ON December 15th, 2008

    The Nanoprobe Network is now a featured link on the National Nanotechnology Initiative’s home page at http://www.nano.gov!

    Philadelphia, PA. Dec. 15, 2008. The Nanoprobe Network is now a featured link on the National Nanotechnology Initiative's home page at http://www.nano.gov! The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) is the program established in 2001 to coordinate Federal nanotechnology research and development. The NNI provides a vision of the long-term opportunities and benefits...

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