We demonstrate the precise manipulation of individual organic molecules on a metal surface with the tip of a scanning probe microscope driven in 3D by the experimenter's hand using a motion capture system and fully immersive virtual reality goggles.
Leinen, P., Green, M. F. B., Esat, T., Wagner, C., Tautz, F. S., Temirov, R. Hand Controlled Manipulation of Single Molecules via a Scanning Probe Microscope with a 3D Virtual Reality Interface. J. Vis. Exp. (116), e54506, doi:10.3791/54506 (2016).