This piece of equipment is used by material science engineers and researchers. It is employed for usage at Cornell University. It's general purpose is to measure (hence microscope (a distance measurement)). The user is able to look at three dimensional rendered images from compiled data which comes from a laser, vibrating cantilever, and a photo diode sensor not glass optics. Its magnification capabilities are to the nearest 10 nanometers (that's 1 x 10 to the minus eight meters (VERY SMALL!)). Here's an image of one of the rendered plots.
I spent the summer of 2010 at Cornell [University] Center for Materials Research enrolled in a six-week Research Experience for Teachers program sponsored by the NSF. Excellent program for Math, Science, or Technology Teachers interested in a mind blowing experience!
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