Nano-writing technique leaves a very small impression

In April, scientists from Northwestern University published a new technique for drawing nano-scale structures on a surface, using an atomic force microscope.  In this video, the authors of the paper demonstrate and explain the technique and some of it’s potential applications.

[podcast format=”video”]http://www.ianmonroe.com/flash_video/NANOFAB.flv[/podcast]

Note: This story was first published on the Medill Reports website, on 5/14/2009.  It’s re-published here for my own archives.