Texas State University to buy mega microscope

Texas State University to buy mega microscope
Texas State University will soon buy a $2.2 million scanning electron microscope crucial for the study of nanotechnology, officials said Friday.

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ATLAS from Carl Zeiss Offers New Opportunities in the Nanoscopic Analysis of Large-area Samples

ATLAS from Carl Zeiss Offers New Opportunities in the Nanoscopic Analysis of Large-area Samples
Today, Carl Zeiss launches ATLAS™, a powerful hard- and software package, which, in combination with any scanning electron microscope from Carl Zeiss, enables quick and efficient imaging of large-area specimens with nanometer resolution. read more

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Automated Nanohandling by Microrobots

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The rapid development of nanotechnology has created a need for advanced nanohandling tools and techniques. One active branch of research in this area focuses on the use of microrobots for automated handling of micro- and nanoscale objects. Automated Nanohandling by Microrobots presents work on the development of a versatile microrobot-based nanohandling robot station inside a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The SEM serves as a powerful vision sensor, providing a high resolution and a high depth of focus, allowing different fields of application to be opened up.

The pre-conditions for using a SEM are high-precision, user-friendly microrobots which can be integrated into the SEM chamber and equipped with application-specific tools. Automated Nanohandling by Microrobots introduces an actuation principle for such microrobots and presents a new robot design. Different aspects of this research field regarding the hardware and software implementation of the system components, including the sensory feedback for automated nanohandling, are discussed in detail. Extensive applications of the microrobot station for nanohandling, nano-characterization and nanostructuring are provided, together with the experimental results.

Based upon the Microrobotics course for students of computer sciences and physics at the University of Oldenburg, Automated Nanohandling by Microrobots provides the practicing engineer and the engineering student with an introduction to the design and applications of robot-based nanohandling devices. Those unfamiliar with the subject will find the text, which is complemented throughout by the extensive use of illustrations, clear and simple to understand.

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In situ bending of a Cu nanowhisker in a scanning electron microscope

Bending of a nanowhisker in situ in a scanning electron microscope. The bending occurs due to the presence of an electric field, and the whisker is moved through the field, causing more bending. After moving the whisker back, it returns to its original shape, even after large amounts of deformation.

Tensile testing of a Cu nanowhisker

In situ straining of a 70 nm Cu nanowhisker in a scanning electron microscope. Digital image correlation is used to calculate the displacement field along the wire during testing.

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