Prairie Nanotechnology, LLC

03/29/2018

Wishing you a Happy Easter with a nanoscale look at dark chocolate in the atomic force microscope. In this image, the phase channel was overlain on height to more easily correlate material properties with topography. The darker patches in this image are cocoa butter. (Image courtesy of Scott Maclaren)

03/15/2018

We wish you a wonderful St. Patrick's day this weekend and present a green micrograph to celebrate: Parsley Seeds look quite interesting under the Atomic Force Microscope. The width of this image is about 1/3rd the thickness of a human hair. This image was taken on an Asylum Research AFM (courtesy of Scott MacLaren).

03/14/2018

We wish to send the family and friends of Stephan Hawking our condolences on the passing of a great mind. Thanks to Hawking's work, the curiosity and imagination of scores of young scientists have been sparked with greatness. We are unique in this way, that our greatest mind's work grows exponentially as it teaches the next generation to dream big and reach for the black holes. “We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the universe. That makes us very special.” - Stephan Hawking (1942-2018)

Theoretical physicist who made revolutionary contributions to our understanding of the nature of the universe

03/06/2018

Atomic Force Microscope image of a silicone nitride (Si3N4) membrane with Nickel nanoparticles after laser-pulse heating. This image was taken with an Asylum Research AFM. (Image courtesy of Scott Maclaren)

02/27/2018

Ever wonder what a Chia seed looked like on the nanoscale? Today's image shows you the interesting surface that can be found when you explore with an AFM. Image courtesy of Scott Maclaren produced on an Asylum Research AFM.

02/19/2018

Copper droplet from a spacecraft ion-thruster after hitting a silicon substrate. Image taken on an Asylum Research atomic force microscope courtesy of S. Maclaren.

02/12/2018

Nanomechanical measurements on a polystyrene-polycaprolactone block copolymer on silicon substrate. Using a calibration standard, Young's Modulus values can be determined on the nanometer scale using the Asylum Research AMFM analysis technique. http://ow.ly/N9N830ijqeT

01/07/2018

Enterprise In Space Cubesat Structures Competition! https://www.enterpriseinspace.org/cubesats/ A promising future in which millions of people live and work ...

01/07/2018

Wishing you a wonderful 2018 filled with amazing achievements and continued happiness!