How to View

Nano
Materials
Presented by Olivia Wilson
 Electron microscope
Utilizes a particle beam of electrons to light up a specimen and develop a
wellmagnified image.

Reproduction of an early electron

A transmission electron An image of an ant in a
microscope constructed by Ernst
microscope from the 2000s scanning electron microscope Ruska in the 1930s
Atomic force
microscope
It makes use of a mechanical
probe that gathers information
from the surface of a material.
 Scanning
tunneling
A 1986 STM from the collection of Musée
d'histoire des sciences de la Ville de Genève
microscope
It enables scientists to view and manipulate
nanoscale particles, atoms, and small
A large STM setup at the London
Centre for Nanotechnology

molecules.