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NYU Abu Dhabi researchers develop new 3D atomic force microscopy probe

Abu Dhabi, UAE, July 26, 2022: A team of researchers from NYU Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Microfluidics and Microdevices Laboratory (AMMLab) has developed a new type of three-dimensional Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) probe they call 3DTIP. AFM technology enables scientists to observe, measure, and manipulate samples and micro and nanoscale entities with unprecedented precision. The new 3DTIP, manufactured using a one-step 3D printing process, can be used for a wider range of applications – as well as potential observations and discoveries – than the more limited standard silicon-based probes that are considered state-of-the-art. art in our time. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a technique for characterizing samples by scanning a physical probe across a surface, yielding an impressive resolution 1,000 times higher than what optical microscopy can achieve. AFM is a fundamental instrument in many disciplines including biomedical sciences, with applications ranging from characterizing living

'Legal and reasonable': Why bosses can force you back into the office

“In almost every case, the request [to return to the office] would be a lawful request, provided that returning to work does not involve any illegality outside the scope of the employment contract,” Wakefield said. More than 94 per cent of Australians over the age of 12 have now had at least two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, and with COVID-19 restrictions currently minimal, a return to work request would “likely make sense”. “Increasingly, as society adapts [to the virus] the less likely it is that an employee will be able to unreasonably debate the direction to return to work.” Employment and industrial law attorney Ian Neil SC “You’re going to need more than general anxiety about catching COVID-19 or the flu … you’re probably going to need some pretty extreme exceptions,” Wakefield said. Therefore, employees who refuse an employer’s directive to return to the office could potentially expose themselves to disciplinary action. While employers can force attendance under reasonable circ