With the help of ERC funding, Dr Davide Iannuzzi of the VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands, is building microscopic moving parts on to the ends of optical fibres, leading to better instruments for observing and measuring at the nanoscale. To read more about the project 'Fiber-top micromachined devices: ideas on …

The detailed chemical structure of a single molecule has been imaged for the first time, say researchers.

The physical shape of single carbon nanotubes has been outlined before, using similar techniques - but the new method even shows up chemical bonds. Read the full story on the BBC website.