Dec. 22, 2010

Applied Nanoscience in Europe

The European branch of IBM Research in Zurich is one of nine institutes spread across the world. The first two laboratories were founded within the US close to New York and in San Jose in 1945 and 1952, respectively, whereas the institute in Switzerland was established as the third of its kind in 1956. Today IBM Research counts around 3000 employees worldwide and 5 Nobel Laureates in total. All of these Laureates received the Prize for Physics and four of them were member of the Zurich facility. In 1986 Heinrich Rohrer and Gerd K. moreOct. 01, 2009

To Image the “Anatomy” of a Molecule

IBM scientists have been able to image the "anatomy"-or chemical structure-inside a molecule with unprecedented resolution, using a complex technique known as noncontact atomic force microscopy (AFM).
The results push the exploration of using molecules and atoms at the smallest scale and could greatly impact the field of nanotechnology, which seeks to understand and control some of the smallest objects know to mankind. more