Techcomp Instruments Limited (“Techcomp”) is delighted to announce that Techcomp Europe has successfully completed the acquisition of a majority shareholding in Isotopx Limited, based in Middlewich, Cheshire. For the past 13 years Isotopx has been at the forefront of mass spectrometer design and innovation. The whole team at Isotopx, led by CEO and founder Zenon […]
SPECS is proud to present an installation of a new XPS-ARPES module in the Solid State Materials group of Prof. Martin Eickhoff at the University of Bremen. The module was fully integrated with existing MBE- and ALD deposition modules via a linear transfer system supplied by RIBER with its customized- and motorized manipulator that can take […]
A new NAP-XPS system has successfully been installed at the Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, in the research groups of Prof. Dr. Bernahrd Klötzer, Prof. Dr. Julia Kunze-Liebhäuser and Prof. Dr. Thomas Loerting. It is a multi-method system designed for a wide variety of different operando experiments, like investigations of catalytic properties of solid surfaces and the […]
New additions help researchers uncover comprehensive surface chemistry insights HILLSBORO, Ore. — Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, today announced the Thermo Scientific Nexsa G2 surface analysis system — a fully automated x-ray photoelectron spectrometer (XPS) designed to increase productivity and innovation for academic and industrial labs. The Nexsa G2 delivers significant software and […]
Ionoptika have installed a prototype mass spec instrument at the University of Oxford, marking an exciting development milestone in this project. The prototype, which is a collaboration between the Rosalind Franklin Institute, the University of Oxford, and Ionoptika, is a new design of stigmatic imaging mass spectrometer. The first stage of this project took place […]
Our prototype stigmatic imaging secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) instrument has been moved from development laboratories at Ionoptika’s factory to the Department of Chemistry at the University of Oxford. This exciting development reflects the progression of this project to its next stage. The stigmatic imaging SIMS instrument will enable rapid molecular mapping of biological tissues […]
RSBG SE, an investment company of the RAG Foundation based in Essen and founded in 2014, has acquired the Berlin-based SPECS Surface Nano Analysis GmbH RSBG SE sees itself as a long-term partner of medium-sized companies. Accordingly, the company uses a buy-and-build strategy to invest in successful companies from the SME sector. RSBG SE […]
The first SPECS Momentum Microscope in a ProvenX-MM System has been installed at the TU Dortmund in Germany. We are happy to announce the first successful installation of a ProvenX-MM System in Germany. The group of Prof. Mirko Cinchetti from TU Dortmund has recently received the first part of a multi tool ARPES instrumentation park. The momentum microscopy system is […]
The first KREIOS MM analyzer was recently installed at the UVSOR Synchrotron in Okazaki, Japan Momentum Microscopy is an emergent application in the field of photoemission spectroscopy. It is especially useful for researchers who are mostly working with topological insulators, 2D materials such as Graphene, or who focus on Fermi Surface mapping of their materials […]
EAG Laboratories proudly announces the launch of a new laboratory in China dedicated to improving materials, products and electronics. Newly built in Shanghai, this facility brings the most advanced imaging and surface analysis expertise and technology to China, providing manufacturers with direct access to scientific expertise in the analysis of physical structures, chemical properties and […]
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