Wetzlar, Germany, March 16th 2021. Leica Microsystems, a world-leading designer and manufacturer of opto-digital imaging solutions in the field of microscopy, announced its acquisition of certain assets, to include Aivia, from SVision LLC, a privately held company. Aivia is an AI-enabled innovative visualization, analysis, and interpretation software solution. It includes a wide range of machine […]
BERLIN, Germany – Today, Bruker introduces the OPTIMUS 2 detector head as part of a new “Augmented On-Axis Transmission Kikuchi Diffraction (TKD)” solution in Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD). A comprehensive package of new hardware and software expands the EBSD applications range and improves the spatial resolution when characterizing nanomaterials and nanostructures in a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). […]
An international team led by researchers of the University of Barcelona builds the smallest and cheapest high-resolution microscope to date. To build it, researchers developed new nanoLEDs that act as a lightning source and determine the resolution of the microscope without lenses. The team created a new start-up and started a new European project to […]
All-in-one (S)TEM enables the understanding of complex samples for materials scientists and semiconductor manufacturers HILLSBORO, Ore. — Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, today unveiled the Thermo Scientific Spectra Ultra, a next-generation scanning transmission electron microscope ((S)TEM) that offers structural and chemical insight on a wide range of materials at atomic-scale resolution. The […]
MBF Bioscience is expanding our two photon and laser scanning technology capabilities by acquiring Vidrio Technologies. Vidrio and MBF share a deep passion for helping scientists reveal the fundamental structures and functions of the brain. Our teams are committed to serving the neuroscience community by providing innovative hardware and software tools to help researchers achieve […]
Munich, Germany – ibidi’s new µ-Slide I Luer 3D is an innovative slide with one channel and three wells for 3D cell culture under flow. Sample preparation is easy: fill each of the three wells with a gel (e.g., collagen, Matrigel, or fibrinogen). Then, simply seed the cells into the channel, where they will adhere to […]
Pristine Sample Preparation for Scanning Electron Microscopy Peabody, Mass. – JEOL USA introduces a new configuration of its bestselling broad ion beam milling instrument, the Cross-section Polisher (CP). The CP is widely used for preparing pristine samples prior to high resolution imaging and elemental analysis with the Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). The upgraded configuration includes high-speed milling, […]
SPM-Nanoa (main unit only) Shimadzu has released the SPM-Nanoa scanning probe microscope. This high-sensitivity instrument provides high-resolution observations, features a low-noise detection optical mechanism, and automates optical adjustments and the work of setting the observation conditions. It will contribute to the evaluation of, and research into, cutting-edge nano materials as a mid-range scanning probe microscope […]
Santa Barbara, CA. Oxford Instruments Asylum Research is pleased to announce the release of the NanoRack in situ tensile and compression sample stage accessory for the Jupiter XR atomic force microscope (AFM). The NanoRack is a high-strain, high-travel stage that enables polymer films, fibers and other materials to be examined in situ by AFM under […]
MELVILLE, N.Y. — Nikon Instruments Inc., innovator of advanced microscope systems, today announced the release of the ECLIPSE Si biological microscope, with intelligent time-saving features, an automatic shut-off mode, and an ergonomic design to reduce physical strain that can occur with prolonged microscope use. Development Background Complex operation and physical fatigue from long hours of […]
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