chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 Scanning Probe Microscopes (SPMs) -- chapter 3 Lipid-Like Molecules on Solids and SAMs -- chapter 4 Biopolymers and Synthetic Polymers Structures by STM and AFM -- chapter 5 Crystal Structures by STM and AFM -- chapter 6 Studies of Solid Surfaces by SPMs -- chapter 7 Diverse Applications of SPMs (STM and AFM, etc.) and Nanotechnology.