The Scientist speaks with W.E. Moerner, who last week shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on super-resolution molecular imaging.

The new technique reveals unprecedented details of microscopic life.

Applying the sensitive touch of atomic force microscopy to DNA, cells, and proteins

The nanoscale structure of a clanger cicada’s wings destroys threatening microbes on contact.

Researchers take advantage of a diamond’s atomic flaw to devise a sensor that may one day snap images of individual molecules.