■ Foreword

Structure and Microscopes in Biomedical Sciences

Kuniaki Takata

■ Feature Articles: Research Articles by Selected Young Microscopists from East Asia

Young Microscopists from East Asia

Shunske Muto

Current Progresses of Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy in National Taiwan University: Applications in Plasmonics and Surface Resonances in Nanomaterials

Ming-Wen Chu and Cheng Hsusan Chen

Integrating Optical Techniques and Electron Microscopy for Nanomaterials Study

Min Gao, Chengyao Li, Wenliang Li and Lian-Mao Peng

TEM Study of Structural Phase Transition in Cubic Phase GaN Grown on GaAs (001) with AlGaAs Intermediated Layer

Jamreonta Parinyataramas, Sakuntam Sanorpim, Chanchana Thanachayanont, Kentaro Onabe

The Fabrication of Porous Porcelain Using Commercially Available Polymeric Sponge Template as Core Materials for Sandwich Structures Fabrication

Mohd Al Amin Muhamad Nor, Hazizan Md. Akil and Zainal Arifin Ahmad

■ Reviews

High-speed Atomic Force Microscopy for Directly Visualizing Dynamic Biomolecular Processes

Toshio Ando

Single Molecular Imaging by HR-TEM

Kazu Suenaga, Masanori Koshino, Zheng liu, Yuta Sato and Chuanhong Jin

■ Lectures

Electron Tomography, Its Principles and Elements

Kenji Kaneko, Norio Baba and Hiroshi Jinnai

Automated TEM Data Collection for Single Particle Analysis

Natsuko Nakamura

3D Structural Analysis of Eukaryotic Flagella by Electron Cryo-tomography

Takashi Ishikawa

■ Researches Today

Nano-Patterning by Single-Atom Pen

Seizo Morita, Yoshiaki Sugimoto and Masayuki Abe

The Vibration Characteristics of High Voltage Electron Microscope

Chiaki Morita, Shigeo Arai and Yoshihiro Sawada

Cellulose Nanofibers in Water Observed by the Quick-Freeze, Deep-Etch Replication and HAADF-STEM

Kazunori Kawasaki, Tomoki Kato, Yuka Watanabe, Koichi Uegaki, Kenichi Harashima, Kota Ogura, Minoru Hayashida and Kazuhiko Ishikawa

■ The Society’s  Information

Reformation of Public-Service Corporation and Essential Change in The Japanese Society of Microscopy

Masaaki Sugiyama, Kyoichiro Asayama, Nobuo Iwase and Daisuke Shindo

Release of Digital Archives, “Denshi Kenbikyo” and “Kenbikyo”

Yoshizo Takai

■ Conference Reports

20th EM-Summer School Report

Hiroaki Nakamura

19th DENKEN-DAIGAKU Report

Hideki Ichinose

Report of Conference to Mark the Retirement of Professor David Cockayne FRS

Eiichi Sukeidai

■ Staff Commentary

Shunske Muto