Scanning probe microscopy is ideal for studying the nanoworld because it allows researchers to measure the topographic, electronic, optical and magnetic properties of a sample depending on the type of probe employed. Spin-based quantum probes, for example, are particularly good for making such measurements, but until now have only been able to acquire images relatively slowly. Now, a team at the University of Melbourne in Australia and the Ecole Normale Supériere de Cachan in France has developed a new approach to scanning quantum probe microscopy based on a nanospin ensemble that allows for quick imaging of samples, even biological ones, with nanometre-scale resolution………..
http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/tech/63647
