The uses of atomic force microscopy, scanning tunneling microscopy, electron spectroscopic imaging, electron energy loss spectroscopy and low voltage, high resolution scanning electron microscopy in polymer research are reviewed

The major new developments in electron crystallography and high resolution imaging of organic molecules are discussed. The aim is to show that the recent rapid advances in computer technology have made it possible to analyze molecules at a level or resolution which was impossible less than a decade ago, thus bringing the concept of molecular design to produce specific physical properties much nearer to realization