(Santa Barbara, CA)  Oxford Instruments Asylum Research announces their development of an interferometric displacement sensor (IDS) that provides a direct measure of AFM cantilever displacement. The IDS interfaces the existing optical system of the Asylum Research Cypher AFM with an external laser Doppler vibrometer. It does not replace the standard laser and detector; rather, it provides a complementary detection […]

Oxford Instruments Asylum Research announces the new MFP-3D Origin+ Atomic Force Microscope (AFM). It joins Asylum’s Origin AFM family, which is optimized for researchers who require the performance and sophistication of a research-grade AFM within a constrained budget. The Origin+ complements the existing Origin AFM, featuring the same core performance but supporting a much broader range of […]

Effective 1 January 2018, Semilab has acquired the assets of Lehighton Electronics, Inc. (LEI), a Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of semiconductor metrology equipment. Twelve previous LEI employees have also joined Semilab USA. Under the Asset Purchase Agreement, Semilab has acquired all rights relating to LEI’s technology. Semilab will endeavor to maintain supply of spare parts and to […]

Raman capabilities now range from micro- to NanoRaman and provides entry into the SPM market After four years of successful cooperation with AIST-NT, HORIBA Scientific, a global leader in Raman spectroscopy for over 50 years, announced the acquisition of AIST-NT technology. This technology will strengthen HORIBA’s leadership in NanoRaman spectroscopy by combining the most advanced […]

Arseny S. Kalinin, NT-MDT Spectrum Instruments           Piezoresponse force microscopy of soft, loose and fragile samples Simultaneous study of morphological, nanomechanical, adhesive and piezoresponse propertiess Real-time study of temperature dynamics of electromechanical properties   NT-MDT Spectrum Instruments introduces a new approach for simultaneous study of topography and electromechanical properties of soft and […]

Mr Christian Halbig of the Eigler Group at FU-Berlin with the JPK NanoWizard® ULTRA Speed AFM. JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on the research of the Eigler Group in the Institute for Chemistry & Biochemistry at the Free University of Berlin. They are […]

Zurich / Glattbrugg | Cytosurge, a Swiss company that develops and distributes scientific measuring instruments and robotic systems based on its patented FluidFM® technology, and JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, announce their partnership. Thanks to this partnership, JPK’s NanoWizard® AFM users will now be […]

JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on the exciting research of the Kim Group in the Structural Biology Laboratory of the Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, (SKKU), Suwon, South Korea using JPK’s NanoWizard® ULTRA Speed AFM to study the binding of transcription factor Sox2 […]

Graz, Austria & Besançon, France: Following the recent launch of the Tosca™ 400 atomic force microscope, the leading scientific equipment manufacturing company Anton Paar is today announcing the launch of Tosca™ analysis software, based on Digital Surf’s Mountains® surface analysis technology. Specially designed for industrial users, the Tosca™ 400 comes with ToscaTM Control software for operating […]

The Grand Opening of the Park NanoScience Center at SUNY Polytechnic Institute will be held Nov. 10, 2017, at 2p.m. and will include a ribbon cutting ceremony, followed by a featured talk from Park Systems’ founder, Dr. Sang-il Park and other notable scientists and a tour of the facility. “As SUNY Polytechnic Institute provides cutting-edge educational and […]