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Scientists from Europe and Canada are Studying Tiny Gold Nanoparticles

Scientists from Germany, Canada and the Netherlands have studied tiny gold nanoparticles, so-called clusters, and found them to have fascinating arrangements of their constituent atoms.

5 Aug 2008

Scientists Developed Process for Cleaning a Transmission Electron Microscope

A process for cleaning a transmission electron microscope without disassembling has been developed. Contaminants in the electron microscope are removed, and 100% performance is demonstrated. The accuracy and reliability of analyzing organic and polymeric materials at the nanometer level are improved.

5 Aug 2008

Eliminating Metal Nanoparticles Result in a More Corrosion-Resistant Alloy

Oxide scales are supposed to protect alloys from extensive corrosion, but scientists at U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have discovered metal nanoparticle chinks in this armor. Oxide scales...

5 Aug 2008

ORION PLUS from Carl Zeiss Redefines What's Possible in High End Microscopy

At the Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 meeting and exhibition being held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Carl Zeiss SMT, a leading global provider of electron- and ion-beam imaging and analysis equipment, introduced a new, improved Helium Ion Microscope called the ORION® PLUS.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 5 Aug 2008

Carl Zeiss SMT Offering Additional Argon Ion Beam Column to NVison 40

To enable the production of highly polished TEM lamellas Carl Zeiss SMT now offers an additional Argon ion beam column to its successful NVison 40 CrossBeam workstation.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 5 Aug 2008

Carl Zeiss SMT Showcases a New Class of SEM at Microscopy Exhibition

At the Microscopy and Microanalysis Meeting and Exhibition being held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Carl Zeiss SMT is introducing a new class of SEM: SIGMA. Growing customer demand for ease of use and class leading X-ray and analytical geometry took center stage when the product was developed.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 5 Aug 2008

Carl Zeiss SMT Introduces Major Upgrade to LIBRA 120 EFTEM

At the Microscopy and Microanalysis Meeting and Exhibition being held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Carl Zeiss SMT is introducing a major upgrade of its LIBRA® 120 Energy Filter Transmission Electron Microscope (EFTEM).

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 5 Aug 2008

Speculation That The First Atomic Force Microscope on Mars Has Found Evidence of Life on Mars

Overnight the internet has been awash with speculation that the instruments, including the Atomic Force Microscope from Nanosurf, held in the MECA suite on the Phoenix Mars Lander has found life on Mars

5 Aug 2008

FEI and Max Planck Institute Announces Collaboration on Correlative Microscopy Solution

FEI Company, a leading provider of high-resolution imaging and analysis systems, and Max Planck Institute (MPI) of Biochemistry, a leading biochemical research institution, announced today their collaboration on a correl...

4 Aug 2008

Using Neutrons to Study Materials at the Atomic Level

The UK's ISIS Second Target Station Project moved a major step closer to completion today when the first neutrons were created in the ISIS Second Target Station. After five years of planning and construction, the first neutrons were detected by the Inter instrument at 1308 BST. ISIS, the world-renowned neutron facility at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire, is operated by the Science and Technology Facilities Council.

4 Aug 2008