order to do lithography. This has the advantage of offering more control of the exposure than traditional electron beam lithography. Another practical application of STM is atomic deposition of metals (gold, silver, tungsten, etc.) with any desired (pre-programmed) pattern, which can be used as contacts to nanodevices or as nanodevices themselves. See also Scanning probe microscopy Atomic force microscope Electrochemical scanning tunneling microscope Microscopy Electron microscope Multi-tip scanning tunneling microscopy IBM (atoms) References Further reading External links A scanning tunelling microscope filmed during operation by an electron microscope The Inner Workings of an STM - An Animated Explanation WeCanFigureThisOut.org Build a simple STM with a cost of materials less than $100 excluding oscilloscope Animations and explanations on various types of microscopes including electron microscopes (Université Paris Sud) Scanning probe microscopy Swiss inventions German inventions Microscopes 1981 introductions Articles containing video clips 20th-century inventions