A device such as a sensor for use in an atomic force microscope. The
device comprises a first oscillator, a second oscillator, a pair of first
co-axial members interconnecting the first and second oscillators for
torsionally suspending the first oscillator, a support structure, and a
pair of second co-axial members whose axis is orthogonal to an axis of
the first co-axial members and which interconnect the second oscillator
and the support structure for torsionally suspending the second
oscillator.