Rockland, MA. – Prior Scientific Instruments, Ltd., a Cambridge based manufacturer of precision optical and mechanical instrumentation is pleased to announce that it has acquired Queensgate Instruments, a division of Elektron Technology. Queensgate, with its manufacturing based in Torquay, is a leading supplier of high precision nanopositioning systems and sensors. “Queensgate is the premier manufacturer […]
Park Systems Holds Grand Opening Ceremony of the Park Nanoscience Lab at their European Headquarters
MANNHEIM, Germany — Park Systems, world-leading manufacturer of Atomic Force Microscopes celebrated the grand opening of their European Headquarters on February 6, 2018 in Mannheim, Germany. The new office will serve as a central European AFM research facility, providing technical sales and service with a fully equipped Atomic Force Microscopy Nanoscience Lab on site. The ceremony was attended by many […]
(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 […]
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