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13 Nov., 2018	T. Fukuma et al.,“Atomic- and Molecular-Resolution Mapping of Solid−Liquid Interfaces by 3D Atomic Force Microscopy”has been published in ACSNano.

3-7 Nov., 2018	T. Fukuma invited talk in International Symposium & School on Crystal Growth Fundamentals (Sendai, Japan).

21-25 Oct., 2018	K. Miyata, K. Hirata oral Presentation in ACSIN14 & ICSPM26(Sendai, Japan).

3 Oct., 2018	H. Asakawa et al., “Direct Imaging of Atomic-Scale Surface Structures of Brookite TiO2 Nanoparticles by Frequency Modulation Atomic Force Microscopy in Liquid”has been published in J. Phys. Chem. C.

2 Oct., 2018	The research results of our laboratory were reported.

17-21 Sep., 2018	K. Miyazawa(D3), K. Hirata(D1) Poster Presentation in The 21th International Conference on non-contact Atomic Force Microscopy(NC-AFM2018)(Porvoo, Finland)

12 Sep., 2018	M. Morimoto et al., “Visualization of catalytic edge reactivity in electrochemical CO2 reduction on porous Zn electrode”has been published in Electrochimica Acta.

22 Aug., 2018	CW Yang et al., “Direct comparison between subnanometer hydration structures on hydrophilic and hydrophobic surfaces via three-dimensional scanning force microscopy”has been published in Phys.Chem.Chem.Phys.

19–24 Aug., 2018	T. Sumikama Poster Preseintation in Genome Biophysics : Integrating Genomics and Biophysics to Understand Structural and Functional Aspects of Genomes(Santa Cruz, California)

15-16 Aug. 2018	T. Fukuma invited talk in Molecular Foundry User Meeting 2018(Berkeley, USA)

29 Jul. - 3 Aug. 2018	T. Fukuma invited talk in Gordon Research Conference on Biomineralization(New London, USA)

09 Jul. 2018	K. Hirata et al., “Visualizing charges accumulated in an electric double layer by three-dimensional open-loop electric potential microscopy”has been published in Nanoscale.

11-15 June, 2018	T. Fukuma invited talk in the MAINZ Summer School: Investigating Solid-Liquid Interfaces(Mainz, Germany)

24 Apr. 2018	N. Kobayashi et al.,“Self-Assembling Supramolecular Nanostructures Constructed from de Novo Extender Protein Nanobuilding Blocks” has been published in ACS Synth. Biol.

16 May 2018	T. Fukuma invited talk in the 1st Ebara Open Innovation International Symposium on CMP(Fujisawa, Japan)

8-11 May 2018	T. Fukuma invited talk in the 20th International Scanning Probe Microscopy Conference(Tempe, USA)

10 Apr. 2018	New members have joined our group

13 Mar. 2018	H. Söngen et al.,“Resolving Point Defects in the Hydration Structure of Calcite (10.4) with Three-Dimensional Atomic Force Microscopy” has been published in Phys. Rev. Lett.

21-22 Feb. 2018	T. Fukuma : Talk, K. Miyazawa : Poster Presentation in the 1st NanoLSI International Symposium(Tokyo, Japan)

2-5 Feb. 2018	T. Fukuma invited talk in XX. Annual Linz Winter Workshop(Linz, Austria)

18 Jan. 2018	Y. Zhou et al.,“Nanoscale Imaging of Primary Cilia with Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy” has been published in Anal. Chem.

29 Nov. 2017	T. Fukuma invited talk in MRS Fall Meeting 2017(Boston, USA)

26 Nov. - 1 Dec. 2017	K. Miyata, Y. Miyazawa : Oral, K. Hitara: Poster Presentation in 2017 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit.(Boston, U.S.A)

8-10 Nov. 2017	T. Fukuma, Y.Takahashi, K. Miyata: Oral Presentation, Y. Zhou, Y. Miyazawa, T. Igarashi, Y. Kawagoe, K. Takeuchi, N. Nakajima, K. Hirata, F. Komatsu, D. Taniguchi, K. Nakayama, T. Miyamoto, T. Yamashita, T. Ando, H. Higashi: Poster Presentation in International Symposium on Atomic Force Microscopy at Solid-Liquid Interfaces.(Kanazawa, Japan)

16 Oct. 2017	H. Asakawa et al.,“Self-assembled monolayers of sulfonateterminated alkanethiols investigated by frequency modulation atomic force microscopy in liquid”has been published in Nanotechnology.

25-29 Sep. 2017	K. Miyata : Oral , K. Miyazawa :Oral and Poster Presentation in 20th International Conference on non-contact Atomic Force Microscopy(NC-AFM2017)

5 Sep. 2017	E. Holmstrom et al.,“Hydration Structure of Brookite TiO2 (210)”has been published in J. Phys. Chem. C

28 Jun. 2017	Y. Saga et al., “Reversible Changes in the Structural Features of Photosynthetic　Light-Harvesting Complex 2 by Removal and Reconstitution of B800　Bacteriochlorophyll a Pigments”has been published in Biochemistry

26 Jun. 2017	K. Miyata et al.,“Dissolution Processes at Step Edges of Calcite in Water Investigated　by High-Speed Frequency Modulation Atomic Force Microscopy and　Simulation”has been published in NANO　LETTERS

25-30 Jun. 2017	T. Fukuma invited talk in Gordon Research Conference - Crystal Growth and Assembly(Biddeford, USA)

20-22 Jun. 2017	K. Miyazawa Oral Presentation in Japan-Finland Research Exchange Meeting: Probing Solid-liquid Interface at the Atomic Scale Aalto University (Helsinki, Finland)

9 Jun. 2017	T. Murayama et al., “Loosening of Lipid Packing Promotes Oligoarginine Entry into Cells”has been published in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.

23 May 2017	K. Miyazawa et al, “Influence of ions on two-dimensional and three-dimensional atomic force microscopy at fluorite–water interfaces”has been published in　Nanotechnology

12 Apr. 2017	New under graduate students have joined our group

16 Jan. 2017	T. Fukuma Invited talk in The First Tufts University – Kanazawa University Joint Symposium on Structure and Function of Molecules, Tissues, and Organisms(Boston, U.S.A)

14-17　Dec. 2016	K. Miyata : Oral , K. Miyazawa :Oral and Poster Presentation in 24nd International Colloquium on Scanning Probe Microscopy (ICSPM24)(Honolulu, U.S.A)

8-11 Nov. 2016	K. Miyazawa Oral Presentation in 29th International Microprocesses and Nanotechnology Conference(MNC2016)(Kyoto, Japan)

13 Oct. 2016	N. Inada was awarded AsiaNANO 2016 NPG Asia Materials Poster Awards

10-13 Oct. 2016	N. Inada Oral Presentation in AsiaNANO 2016(Sapporo, Japan)

3-6 Oct. 2016	T. Fukuma invited talk in 4th kanazawa Bio-AFM Workshop(Kanazawa, Japan)

9 Sep. 2016	J. Tracey et al, “Understanding 2D atomic resolution imaging　of the calcite surface in water by frequency　modulation atomic force microscopy” has been published in Nanotechnology.

7-12 Aug. 2016	T. Fukuma : Invited talk in The 18th International Conference on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy(Nagoya, Japan)

25-29 Jul. 2016	T. Fukuma, K. Miyata : Oral, K. Miyata, N. Inada, K. Miyazawa : Poster Presentation in NC-AFM2016(Nottingham, UK)

28 Apr. 2016	T. Fukuma:Invited talk, Y. Takahashi, K. Miyata, N. Inada, K. Miyazawa, T. Igarashi, T. Okamoto, N. Nakajima: Poster Presentation in Japan-Finland Research Exchange Meeting:Experiments and Theory of Liquid-Environment Scanning Probe Microscopy(Kanazawa, Japan)

15 Apr. 2016	New under graduate students have joined our group

1 Apr. 2016	T. Fukuma invited talk in Symposium Solid-Liquid Interfaces(Madrid, Spain)

29 Mar. 2016	K. Amano et al., “Number density distribution of solvent molecules on a substrate: a transform theory for atomic force microscopy”has been published in PCCP.

8 Mar. 2016	N. Inada et al.,“Efficiency improvement in the cantilever photothermal excitation method using a photothermal conversion layer”has been published in Beilstein J. Nanotechnol.

4 Mar. 2016	K. Miyazawa et al.,“A relationship between three-dimensional surface hydration structures and force distribution measured by atomic force microscopy”has been published in Nanoscale.

26 Jan. 2016	K. Honbo et al.,“Visualizing Nanoscale Distribution of Corrosion Cells by Open-Loop Electric Potential Microscopy”has been published in ACS Nano.

13 Jan. 2016	S. Ogata et al., “Nanoscale corrosion behavior of polycrystalline copper fine wires indilute NaCl solution investigated by in-situ atomic force microscopy”has been published in Corrosion Science.

15-20 Dec. 2015	H. Asakawa, N. Inada : Oral Presentation in THE INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL CONGRESS OF PACIFIC BASIN SOCIETIES 2015(Hawaii, U.S.A)

10-12 Dec. 2015	K. Miyata, K. Miyazawa : Poster Presentation in 23nd International Colloquium on Scanning Probe Microscopy (ICSPM23)(Niseko, Japan)

5 Nov. 2015	R. Yamasaki et al., “Structural and Electrochemical Properties of Self-organized HFBI Membranes on Different Types of Substrates” has been published in Electrochemistry.

9 Oct. 2015	T. Fukuma et al.,“Mechanism of atomic force microscopy imaging of three-dimensional hydration structures at a solid-liquid interface”has been published in Phys. Rev. B.

14-17 Sep. 2015	T. Fukuma invited talk in Joint ACRITAS & MAINZ Summer School, Investigating the Solid-Liquid Interface(Mainz, Germany)

7-11 Sep. 2015	T. Fukuma, H. Asakawa : Oral, K. Miyata, N. Inada , K. Miyazawa : Poster Presentation in NC-AFM2015(Cassis, France)

13 Jul. 2015	K. Miyata et al., “Improvements in fundamental performance of liquid-environment atomic force microscopy with true atomic resolution” has been published in Jpn. J. Appl. Phys.

9-11Jun. 2015	T. Fukuma invited talk in Atomic structure of nanosystems from first-principles simulations and microscopy experiments (AS-SIMEX 2015)(Helsinki, Finland/ Stockholm, Sweden)

8 Jun. 2015	T. Fukuma invited talk in Tutorial on Microscopy Techniques(Helsinki, Finland)

17 Apr. 2015	New under graduate students have joined our group

Feb. 2014	K Miyazawa et al.,“Fabrication of electron beam deposited tip for atomic-scale atomic force microscopy in liquid” has been published in Nanotechnology.

Dec. 2014	S M R Akrami et al.,“High-speed Z tip scanner with screw cantilever holding mechanism for atomic-resolution atomic force microscopy in liquid” has been published in Rev. Sci. Instrum.

Dec. 2014	K. Miyata, N. Inada : Oral, K. Miyazawa , K. Takao : Poster Presentation in 22nd International Colloquium on Scanning Probe Microscopy (ICSPM22)(Atagawa, Japan)

Dec. 2014	R.Yamasaki et al., “Electrochemical properties of honeycomb-like structured HFBI self-organized membranes on HOPG electrodes”has been published in Colloids and Surfaces B

20 Oct. 2014	S M R Akrami et al.,“Significant improvements in stability and reproducibility of atomic-scale atomic force microscopy in liquid”has been published in Nanoscale

4-8 Aug. 2014	T. Fukuma, H. Asakawa, K. Miyata : Oral, S.M.R. Akrami , N. Inada , K. Miyazawa , K. Takao : Poster Presentation in NC-AFM2014(Tsukuba, Japan)

14-18 Jul. 2014	T. Fukuma invited talk in XXI International Summer School "Nicolas Cabrera"

10 Jul. 2014	N. Inada et al.,“ Molecular-scale surface structures of oligo(ethylene glycol)-terminated self-assembled monolayers investigated by frequency modulation atomic force microscopy in aqueous solution” has been published in Nanoscale

16 Apr. 2014	New under graduate students have joined our group

9 Mar. 2014	S. M. R. Akrami was awarded One of the best top ten posters of the conference 5th International Conference on NanoStructures (ICNS)

6-9 Mar. 2014	S. M. R. Akrami, K. Miyata, H. Asakawa, T. Fukuma: Poster Presentation in 5th International Conference on NanoStructures (ICNS)(Kish Island, Iran)

17 Feb. 2014	Mariko Toyoda started her Research

10 Feb. 2014	H. Sakamoto et al., “Atomic force microscopy visualization of hard segment alignment in stretched polyurethane nanofibers prepared by electrospinning ” has been published Sci. Technol. Adv. Mater.

13 Dec. 2013	K. Amano et al.,“The relationship between local liquid density and force applied on a tip of atomic force microscope: A theoretical analysis for simple liquids” has been published J.Chem. Phys.

1-6 Dec. 2013	T. Fukuma, H. Asakawa, N. Kobayashi: Oral Presentation in2013 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit (Boston, U.S.A)

11 Nov. 2013	K. Miyata et al., “Real-time atomic-resolution imaging of crystal growth process in water by phase modulation atomic force microscopy at one frame per second” has been published Appl. Phys. Lett.

4-8 Nov. 2013	S. M. R. Akrami, K. Honbo, K. Miyata: Oral Presentation in ACSIN-12 & ICSPM21(Tsukuba, Japan)

24 Oct. 2013	N. Kobayashi et al.,“Atomic-Scale Processes at the Fluorite−Water Interface Visualized by Frequency Modulation Atomic Force Microscopy” has been publised J. Phys. Chem. C.

17 Oct. 2013	H. Asakawa et al., “Closed Fluid Cell with Liquid-Sealing Mechanism for Stable and Flexible Operation of Liquid-Environment Atomic Force Microscopy” has been published in Jpn. J. Appl. Phys.

26 Sep. 2013	Review article "Atomic-Resolution Frequency Modulation"has been published in Chap. 13(pp.237-252） of "Fundamentals of Picoscience"

5-9 Aug. 2013	T. Fukuma, H, Asakawa : Oral, N. Kobayashiand, K. Miyata, N. Inada : Poster Presentation in NC-AFM2013(Maryland, USA)

Jul. 2013	H. Asakawa was awarded Nano-probe Technology Incentive Award Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 167th Committee on Nano-probe Technology

Jun. 2013	Review article "Molecular-Resolution FM-AFM Imaging of Biological Systems"has been published in Chap. 18(pp. 681-712） of "Nanoscale Liquid Interfaces"

23 Apr. 2013	K. Miyata et al., “Separate-type scanner and wideband high-voltage amplifier for atomic-resolution and high-speed atomic force microscopy” has been published in Rev. Sci. Instrum.

19 Apr. 2013	New under graduate students have joined our group

Apr. 2013	E. T. Herruzo et al., “Three-dimensional quantitative force maps in liquid with 10 piconewton, angstrom and sub-minute resolutions”has been published in Nanoscale

9 Feb. 2013	H. Asakawa invited talk in Catalysis Research Center(CRC) International Symposium, New Challenges on the Bio-interfaces: Structures and Dynamics

18 Jan. 2013	T. Fukuma invited talk in 7th Japanese-French Frontiers of Science Symposium

17-19 Dec. 2012	H. Asakawa: Oral Presentation, N Inada, K. Miyata : Poster Presentation in ICSPM20(Naha, Japan)

27 Nov. 2012	T. Fukuma invited talk in MRS Fall Meeting 2012

12 Nov. 2012	T. Fukuma invited talk in ISAWST-1

8 Nov. 2012	T. Fukuma invited talk in 3rd Kanazawa Bio-AFM Workshop

25 Sep. 2012	H. Asakawa et al., "Spatial Distribution of Lipid Headgroups and Water Molecules at Membrane/Water Interfaces Visualized by Three-Dimensional Scanning Force Microscopy" has been published in ACS NANO

13 Aug. 2012	T. Fukuma invited talk in IMRC-2012 (Cancun, Mexico)

1-5 Jul. 2012	T. Fukuma, N. Kobayashi : Oral and Poster Presentation in NC-AFM2012(Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic)

Jun. 2012	Review article "atomic force microscope ; AFM" has been published in Chap. 2 (pp. 88-91) of "Encyclopedia of Advanced Biomaterials(NTS)".

10 May. 2012	T. Fukuma invited talk in ICMEE2012

23 Apr. 2012	New under graduate students have joined our group

19 Apr. 2012	T. Fukuma invited talk in Fundamental Aspects of Friction and Lubrication

30 Mar. 2012	N. Kobayashi et al., “Dual frequency open-loop electric potential microscopy for local potential measurements in electrolyte solution with high ionic strength” has been published in Rev. Sci. Instrum.

16 Mar. 2012	T. Fukuma et al., “Atomic-resolution imaging in liquid by frequency modulation atomic force microscopy using small cantilevers with megahertz-order resonance frequencies” has been published in Nanotechnology.

19 Dec. 2011	K. Onishi, S. Yoshioka, K. Miyata : Poster Presentation in ICSPM19(Toyako, Japan)

28 Nov. 2011	N. Kobayashi: Oral Presentation in MRS 2011 FALL MEETING（Boston, U.S.A）

06 Oct. 2011	New research student have joined our group

18 Sep. 2011	H. Asakawa, N. Kobayashi : Oral and Poster Presentation in NC-AFM2011(Lindau, Germany)

07 Sep. 2011	H. Asakawa et al.,“Submolecular-Scale Imaging of α-Helices and C-Terminal Domains of Tubulins by Frequency Modulation Atomic Force Microscopy in Liquid” has been published in J. Appl. Phys.

25 Aug. 2011	N. Kobayashi et al.,“Quantitative potential measurements of nanoparticles with different surface charges in liquid by open-loop electric potential microscopy” has been published in J. Appl. Phys.

20 Jul. 2011	T. Fukuma et al., “Wideband phase-locked loop circuit with real-time phase correctionfor frequency modulation atomic force microscopy”has been published in Rev. Sci. Instrum.

08 Jul. 2011	T. Fukuma invited talk in 2011 Korea Japan Symposium on Molecular Science.

07 Jul. 2011	An article on T. Fukuma's talk appeared in Zurich Instruments News Letter (Q2/2011).

12 Apr. 2011	An article on T. Fukuma's talk appeared in the Hokuriku Chuunichi Shimbun(newspaper) and the Hokkoku Shimbun(newspaper).

11 Apr. 2011	T. Fukuma was awarded The Young Scientists’ Prize The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

02 Feb. 2011	A. Iwanaga et al., and Fukuma “Ordered nano-structure of a stamped self-organized protein layer on a HOPG surface using a HFB carrier”has been published in Colloid Surface B.

29 Dec. 2010	Kobayashi et al., “Nanoscale potential measurements in liquid by frequency modulation atomic force microscopy” has been published in Rev. Sci. Instrum.

09 Dec. 2010	N. Kobayashi : Oral Presentation, K. Onishi, K. Miyata : Poster Presentation in ICSPM18(Atagawa, Japan)

08 Dec. 2010	An article on H. Asakawa's talk appeared in the Kanazawa Keizai Shinbun (newspaper).

05 Dec. 2010	An article on H. Asakawa's talk appeared in the Hokkoku Shinbun (newspaper).

27 Nov. 2010	T. Fukuma invited talk in Miniworkshop on Aqueous Interfaces in Physics, Chemistry and Biology(Taipei, Taiwan)

26 Nov. 2010	T. Fukuma seminar in Academia Sinica(Taipei, Taiwan)

25 Oct. 2010	T. Fukuma invited talk in BIT's 1st Annual Congress of Nanomedicine 2010(Beijing, China)

12 Oct. 2010	T. Fukuma seminar in INSERM （Montpellier,France)

01 Oct. 2010	Hitoshi Asakawa was promoted to assistant professor.

08 Sep. 2010	T. Fukuma, "Water distribution at solid/liquid interfaces visualized by frequency modulation atomic force microscopy" has been published in Sci. Technol. Adv. Mater.

04 Aug. 2010	T. Fukuma invited talk in 167 Committee Satellite Workshop on SPM (Kanazawa, Japan)

01 Aug. 2010	T. Fukuma, H. Asakawa, S. Yoshioka: Oral and Poster Presentation in NC-AFM2010(Kanazawa, Japan)

07 Jun. 2010	N. Satoh et al., and Fukuma "Near-field light detection by conservative and dissipative force modulation methods using a piezoelectric cantilever" has been published in Appl. Phys. Lett.

23 Apr. 2010	New under graduate students have joined our group

01 Apr. 2010	Naritaka Kobayashi started his post doctoral researcher position

04 Mar. 2010	The paper written by Prof. Fukuma has been reviewed in Nature Vol. 464, pp.38-39.

29 Jan. 2010	T. Ichii et al., and Fukuma "Submolecular-scale Investigations on metal-phthalocyanine monolayers by frequency modulation atomic force microscopy" has been publishe in J. Appl. Phys.

15 Jan. 2010	T. Fukuma was awarded 19th MRS-J Academic Symposium Incentive Award

06 Jan. 2010	Fukuma et al.,"Atomic-Scale Distribution of Water Molecules at the Mica-Water Interface Visualized by Three-Dimensional Scanning Force Microscopy" has been published in Phys. Rev. Lett.

10 Dec. 2009	H. Asakawa: Oral Presentation, K. Nishimura, S. Yoshioka : Poster Presentation in ICSPM17(Atagawa, Japan)

07 Dec. 2009	T. Fukuma invited talk in 19th Academic Symposium of MRS-Japan 2009(Yokohama, Japan)

01 Dec. 2009	T. Fukuma invited talk in MRS fall meeting 2009(Boston, USA)

Dec. 2009	Review article "Biological Applications of FM-AFM in Liquid Environment" has been published in Chap. 16 (pp. 329-345) of "Noncontact Atomic Force Microscopy(Springer)".

16 Oct. 2009	Asakawa et al., " Spurious-free cantilever excitation in liquid by piezoactuator with flexure drive mechanism," Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80,103703 (2009), has been selected for VirtualJournal of Nanoscale Science & Technology.

15 Oct. 2009	T. Fukuma : Oral Presentation in Hydrogen and Water in Condensed Matter Physics, ISSP-11, International Symposium 2009(Kashiwa, Japan)

02 Oct. 2009	H. Asakawa et al., "Spurious-free cantilever excitation in liquid by piezoactuator with flexure drive mechanism" has been published in Rev. Sci. Instrum.

14 Sep. 2009	Mitani et al., " Wideband digital frequency detector with subtraction-based phase comparator for frequency modulation atomic force microscopy" Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 083705 (2009), has been selected for VirtualJournal of Nanoscale Science & Technology.

11 Sep. 2009	H. Yamada et al., and Fukuma "Molecular Resolution Imaging of Protein Molecules in Liquid Using Frequency Modulation Atomic Force Microscopy" has been publishe in Appl. Phys. Express.

10 Sep. 2009	Prof. Fukuma has been selected for “the 2010 Edition of Who’s Who in the World”.

31 Aug. 2009	Y. Mitani et al., "Wideband digital frequency detector with subtraction-based phase comparator for frequency modulation atomic force microscopy" has been published in Rev. Sci. Instrum.

25 Aug. 2009	H. Asakawa: Application for Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (Start-up) from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)as been accepted

20 Aug. 2009	T. Fukuma,"Subnanometer-Resolution Frequency Modulation Atomic Force Microscopy in Liquid for Biological Applications" has been published in J. Appl. Phys.

11 Aug. 2009	T. Fukuma, H. Asakawa: Oral and Poster Presentation in NC-AFM2009(New Haven, U.S.A)

10 Jan. 2009	H. Asakawa et al., "The molecular-scale arrangement and mechanical strength of phospholipid/cholesterol mixed bilayers investigated by frequency modulation atomic force microscopy in liquid"has been published in Nanotechnology.

02 Jan. 2009	T. Fukuma: Research proposal for Grant for Young Scientists, Industrial Technology Research Program (FY2009) has been adopted.

01 May. 2009	Fukuma laboratory's website has been moved

30 Apr. 2009	T. Fukuma: Application for Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A) from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)has been accepted

17 Apr. 2009	New under graduate students have joined our group

09 Mar. 2009	T. Fukuma: "Wideband low-noise optical beam deflection sensor with photothermal excitation for liquid-environment atomic force microscopy," Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 023707 (2009),　has been selected for Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology.

01 Mar. 2009	T.Fukuma:Poster Presentation in Biophysical Society 53rd Annual Meeting(Boston,U.S.A)

24 Feb. 2009	T.Fukuma:"Wideband low-noise optical beam deflection sensor with photothermalexcitation for liquid-environment atomic force microscopy" has been published in Rev. Sci. Instrum..

06 Feb. 2009	T.Fukuma Invited Talk in The XI Linz Winter Workshop 2009(Linz, Austria)

02 Feb. 2009	Patent application "Scanning probemicroscopy" has been submitted

20 Jan. 2009	T. Fukuma:"Instrumentation and Biological Applications of High-Resolution Frequency Modulation Atomic Force Microscopy in Liquid" has been published in J. Nano Res.

11 Dec. 2008	T. Fukuma: Invited Talk, Y. Mitani, Y. Ueda: Poster Presentation in ICSPM16(Atagawa, Japan)

04 Dec. 2008	T. Fukuma was awarded The 4th Incentive Award for Young Scientist Biophysical Society of Japan

27 Oct. 2008	T. Fukuma et al., "High-speed atomic force microscopy for nano-visualization of dynamic biomolecular processes" has been published in Prog. Surf. Sci.

10 Oct. 2008	T.Fukuma: Seminar in JAIST Hokuriku(Nomi,Japan)

16 Sep. 2008	T. Fukuma: Oral Presentation, H. Asakawa: Poster Presentation in NC-AFM2008(Madrid, Spain)

01 Sep.2008	Nanonis Application Note describing the work done by Prof. Fukuma has been published online.

28 Aug.2008	Patent application "Scanning probemicroscopy" has been submitted

19 Aug.2008	T. Fukuma et al., "Revealing molecular-level surface structure of amyloid fibrils in liquid by means of frequency modulation atomic force microscopy" has been published in Nanotechnology.

19 Jun.2008	T. Fukuma et al., "High resonance frequency force microscope scanner using inertia balance support" has been published in Appl. Phys. Lett.

12 Jun.2008	Grant Application for "Research for Promoting Technological Seeds" from Japan Science and Technology Agency has been accepted.

04 Jun. 2008	Patent application "Scanning Device for scanning probe microscopes" has been submitted.

Apr.2008	The faculty and the postgraduate joined the member.

01 Apr.2008	Hitoshi Asakawa started his post doctoral researcher position

04 Mar.2008	Takeshi Fukuma was awarded Takagi Prize 2007

25 Feb.2008	Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Jan.2008	Review article "Frequency Modulation Atomic Force Microscopy in Liquids" has been published in Chap. 9 (pp. 315-350) of "Applied Scanning Probe Methods VIII - Scanning　Probe Microscopy Techniques (Springer)".

31 Oct.2007	Oral presentation in ALC2007 (Kanazawa,Japan)

05 Oct. 2007	Application for Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (Start-up) from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) has been accepted

17 Sep. 2007	Oral presentation in NCAFM2007 (Antalya,Turkey)

17 Sep. 2007	Poseter presentation in NCAFM2007 (Antalya,Turkey)

30 Aug. 2007	Grant Application for Basic Research Programs (PRESTO type) from Japan Science and Technology Agency has been accepted

10 Aug. 2007	Homepage β version uploaded

01 Aug. 2007	Misao Miyazaki started her technical assistant position

10 Jul. 2007	Seminar in INSERM （Montpellier,France)

02 Jul. 2007	Oral presentation in ICN+T2007 (Stockholm,Sweden)

01 Jul. 2007	Poseter presentation in ICN+T2007 (Stockholm,Sweden)

01 May. 2007	Takeshi Fukuma started his associate professor position(Fukuma laboratory started)