AFM Image (IMAGE) Georgia Institute of Technology Research News Caption Five micron by five micron tapping mode atomic force microscopy images taken in four seconds with the FIRAT probe (top) and the regular AFM tip (bottom). After four seconds, the 256-line FIRAT image is complete while the regular image contains just four lines of data. Credit Georgia Tech Image: Levent Degertekin Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.