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05-23-2010, 08:48 PM
A German university has released open source plans and software for building your own STM! They also provide kits, and even if you use one of their kits it costs less than $1200. They're also working on a Scanning-Force Microscope, which allows for analysis of a much larger array materials.
http://sxm4.uni-muenster.de/introduction-en.html
http://sxm4.uni-muenster.de/introduction-en.html