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Oxford Instruments plc Reaches Agreement to Buy WITec GmbH

Oxford Instruments plc, a leading provider of high-technology solutions, information and services for industry and research, today announces the acquisition of WITec Wissenschaftliche Instrumente und Technologie GmbH, a leading provider of Raman microscopy imaging solutions, based in Ulm, Germany, for a cash-free, debt-free consideration of €42m, of which €5m is conditional on trading performance over a period of 12 months following completion.

From Oxford Instruments plc 18 Jun 2021

WITec GmbH Joins Oxford Instruments plc

The management team of WITec GmbH is proud to announce that WITec was acquired by Oxford Instruments plc, a UK based company that has a great reputation in the scientific community, and in the future will be part of their Materials Analysis Group.

From WITec GmbH 18 Jun 2021

New Laser-Driven Method to Create Nanoparticles

For the first time, an interdisciplinary group from the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces has developed a laser-driven technology that allows them to make nanoparticles like nickel oxides, cobalt, and copper.

1 Jun 2021

Microscopic Diamond Tracers can Provide Information via MRI and Optical Microscopy

When doctors or scientists want to peer into living tissue, there's always a trade-off between how deep they can probe and how clear a picture they can get.

27 May 2021

Study Shows Chemical Process of Molecule-to-Molecule Transformation on Nanoscale

From the time molecular reactions were estimated and the existence of molecules was demonstrated, human beings have always wanted to visually watch the way these events continue.

25 May 2021

Scientists Unravel New Type of Atomically Thin Carbon Material

Carbon occurs in different forms in nature. Apart from graphite and diamond, there are some recently discovered forms with surprising properties.

21 May 2021

New Technique Could Shed Light on Nanoscale Phenomena

A group of researchers has been mastering an innovative and potential method to quantify the strength of individual atomic bonds.

17 May 2021

Atomic Point Contact Considerably Enhances Raman Scattering at Nanoscale

Today, nanofabrication of electronic systems has reached a 1 nm scale (10-9 m). The quick development of nanotechnology and nanoscience presently needs atomic-scale optical spectroscopy to define atomistic structures that will influence the functions and properties of the electronic devices.

10 May 2021

Novel Ultrasonic Imaging System Produces Microscopic and Nanoscopic Resolution Images

Scientists at the University of Nottingham have developed an ultrasonic imaging system, which can be deployed on the tip of a hair-thin optical fibre, and will be insertable into the human body to visualise cell abnormalities in 3D.

3 May 2021

Fast Focusing Linear Slide has Nanometer Precision, High Dynamics, and Maintenance-free Voice Coil Motor

New long-travel addition to PI’s large range of nanopositioning slides for fast focusing tasks in semiconductor metrology, microscopy, life sciences, and slide scanning applications.

From Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co KG 20 Apr 2021