![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106123036im_/http://www.nsf.gov/images/x.gif) News From the Field Virtual World is Sign of Future for Scientists, Engineers
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July 16, 2008
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Purdue University is operating a virtual environment that enables scientists and engineers to interpret raw data collected with powerful instruments called dynamic atomic force microscopes, representing a research trend, with tools for other applications also being developed.
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