This workshop will introduce new and inventive scanning probe microscopy (SPM) technology including the Digital Instruments EnviroScope that combines modular environmental controls, a sealed hermetic sample chamber, and a wide range of imaging modes to bring superior application flexibility to research and industrial facilities. The EnviroScope allows SPM experiments to be conducted in air, vacuum, and fluid with environmental control. We will also review basic and advanced SPM techniques including force spectroscopy, nanolithography and nanomanipulation, scanning thermal microscopy, and liquid imaging using the Digital Instruments CP-II SPM. These advanced techniques are continuing to be vital to both researchers and educators in the material, physical and life science research areas. The CP-II SPM combines closed-loop scanning, integrated high-magnification color optics, and an intuitive graphical user interface to offer a powerful and easy-to-use scanning probe microscope.