New High-Speed Nano Imaging Device

Roland Piquepaille writes "Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have built a new nano imaging device which is 100 times faster than current technology. Not only is the 'FIRAT' (Force sensing Integrated Readout and Active Tip) much faster than the current 'AFM' (atomic force microscopy), it also is able to take movies and to simultaneously capture several physical properties of nanostructures, such as stiffness, elasticity or viscosity. In fact, the FIRAT probe, which works like a microphone, could one day replace AFM. One of the researchers commented that 'We've multiplied each of the old capabilities by at least 10, and it has lots of new applications.'"

Comments

Nothing to see here?

[Ogemaniac]

Unlike the vast majority of science articles I read here on Slashdot, this new device appears to be the real deal, will be in actual use very quickly, and will make a difference in the relevant scientific community.

Most of the articles here are either pseudo-science or random articles with no particular scientific significance but some controversial or funny element.

Drug screening?

[Darth Liberus]

including material property imaging and parallel molecular assays for drug screening and discovery.

Am I the only one to think this is a bit strange? If you're discovering new drugs I'm cool with that... but to mention it as a possible drug screening device says you're not in it for the freedom that science can provide.

Re:Drug screening?

[mrokkam]

Well... drug screening can be anything. Maybe to screen potential drug candidates by studying them at that scale and studying their interactions.
Maybe you just have a one track mind;) :-p