Gerd Binnig

TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the potential of a new technique for surface imaging on an atomic scale: scanning tunneling microscopy (SVM) for 3D topographies of surfaces and work-function profiles.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed a mechanical adder (40) consisting of a first micromechanical member (40.1) being sensitive to a first frequency (f1) and a second micromECHanical member(40.2) being insensitive to a second frequency(f2) and coupled via linear coupling means to provide a superposition (sum) of the two frequencies f1 and f2.

TL;DR: In this paper, a 5/spl times/5 2D cantilever array with integrated force sensing and tip heating has been fabricated using a recently developed, all dry silicon backside etching process.

TL;DR: The unique possibility of the SFM is used to study the kinematics of biological processes and has performed experiments on the adhesion of polyclonal antibodies to the recrystallized E38-66 protein layer on a time scale of about two to ten seconds per image frame, a first step in directly visualizing molecular recognition reactions.

TL;DR: In this paper, the use of thin-film microheaters integrated into the air-bearing surface of such sliders for in-situ flying-height control is discussed, and a comparison of experiments and simulations reveals that microheater-induced changes in the waviness of the airbearing surface are responsible for flying height actuation with both polarities.