Electron microscopy has evolved into a suite of sophisticated techniques essential for investigating the structure and properties of materials at the nanoscale and beyond. By utilising focused ...

Microscopy continues to transform the life sciences. Here are five recent breakthroughs made possible by the technique.

Traditional electron microscopy techniques include scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), where electrons that interact with the sample are imaged. 4 The ...

insights from industryFernando C. Castro, Ph.D.Applications ScientistGatan In this interview, Fernando C. Castro, Ph.D., an Applications Scientist at Gatan, talks to AZoMaterials about the new ...

Researchers at TU Graz have proven that espresso is a favourable alternative to the highly toxic and radioactive uranyl acetate in the analysis of biological samples.

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Graphene could transform everything from electric cars to smartphones, but only if we can guarantee its quality. The ...

The ability of single particle cryo-electron microscopy to capture structural information on samples that could not be crystallized for use with crystallographic methods or were too delicate for ...

The copper target was operated at voltages of 11 kV, 12 kV, 13 kV, and 14 kV for the electron source, and a 50 kV configuration using a molybdenum target was used as a representative example for the ...

To ensure that the tissue structures of biological samples are easily recognizable under the electron microscope, they are ...

Researchers at Graz University of Technology found that ordinary espresso can replace toxic uranyl acetate for electron ...