XTrace, Bruker’s micro-spot X-ray source for SEM Layer analysis of PCB connector pins ST. LOUIS, Missouri – At the Microscopy & Microanalysis 2017 Meeting Bruker today presents XMethod, the world’s first software package for the analysis of composition and thickness of single or multiple layers, based on data obtained by sample excitation with the XTrace micro-focus [...]

Oxford Instruments, a global leader in microanalysis systems, has introduced a real-time navigation and imaging system for the SEM that helps users interactively explore their sample based on video-rate X-ray maps coloured by element rather than just the black and white electron image alone.  Unlike traditional static approaches to elemental analysis that need the user [...]

Chromatrap announces that its popular Native ChIP kit is now fully compatible for mass spectrometry (MS) as a downstream process. Combining Chromatrap®’s unique solid-state ChIP technology with MS enables researchers to obtain high quality data sets for chromatin proteomic profiling and mapping of histone modification patterns. The Chromatrap® Native ChIP (N-ChIP) kit is widely proven [...]

WITec’s solution for correlative Raman-SEM imaging is now available for ZEISS Sigma 300, a field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM). With this jointly-developed system, WITec and ZEISS have furthered their collaboration to provide a fully-integrated instrument available as an OEM product through ZEISS that features a standard, unmodified vacuum chamber and SEM column along with [...]

Asynt announces DrySyn UNO - a versatile new heating block system designed to enable chemists to perform heated and stirred experiments in single flasks and vials. The DrySyn UNO uses DrySyn MULTI inserts to convert any standard hotplate stirrer into a reaction block platform for a single flask from 500ml down to 5ml. In addition, [...]

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (SSI) announces the release of the nSMOL (nano-surface and molecular orientation limited proteolysis) Antibody Bio-Analysis Kit. Applicable to a variety of pharmaceutical antibodies, this proprietary technique enables selective proteolysis of the Fab region of monoclonal antibodies to dramatically improve the productivity and robustness of LCMS mAB bioanalysis. Columbia, Md Shimadzu Scientific Instruments [...]

Combined Solution Accelerates Electron Microscopy Workflows with Next-Generation, High-Resolution Cameras and Best-In-Class, High-Performance Data Storage SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- DataDirect Networks (DDN®) today announced a strategic partnership with Gatan®, the world's leading manufacturer of instrumentation and software used to enhance and extend the operation and performance of electron microscopes, to deliver groundbreaking solutions for microscopy research environments [...]

New Thermo Scientific Aquilos FIB/SEM protects sample integrity and enhances productivity for cryo-electron tomography workflow ST. LOUIS -- Microscopy & Microanalysis 2017 – The new Thermo Scientific Aquilos is the first commercial cryo-DualBeam (focused ion beam/scanning electron microscope) system dedicated to the preparation of frozen, thin lamella samples from biological specimens for high-resolution tomographic imaging in a [...]

New Thermo Scientific Krios G3i raises bar for performance, automation and time-to-results Breakthrough Thermo Scientific Glacios provides a cryo-EM entry path for a broader range of researchers   ST. LOUIS -- Microscopy & Microanalysis 2017 -- Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, has extended its leadership in cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) with the introduction of [...]

Thermo Scientific Quattro ESEM allows materials science researchers to study nanoscale structure in almost any material under a range of environmental conditions ST. LOUIS -- Microscopy & Microanalysis 2017 -- The ability of scientists to study samples at the nanometer scale and in natural conditions and environments is critical to the discovery and development of new materials [...]