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Nature Nanotechnology 3, 323 (1 June 2008) | doi:10.1038/nnano.2008.138

Force microscopy: Looking at molecules within molecules

Peter Rodgers

Researchers have been able to confine small molecules inside larger molecules for a number of years and, more recently, they have even been able to watch the movement of the smaller molecules. However, it has not been possible to control this motion or measure the forces causing it.