Measuring Controlling Devices

Ultrafast and Ultrasensitive Acquisition of 3D Confocal Raman Imaging Using alpha 300R

Article - 2 Mar 2011

By integrating a Raman spectrometer within a state-of-the-art confocal microscope setup, Raman imaging with a spatial resolution down to 200 nm laterally and 500 nm vertically can be achieved using...

Phenom Desktop SEM Closing the Imaging Gap Between Optical and Electron Microscopy

Article - 19 Aug 2008

The Phenom is a new tabletop scanning electron microscope (SEM) which combines the high magnification of electron microscopy with the ease of use of optical microscopy to improve performance in a...

Design and Characterisation of Nanometer Precision Mechanisms

Article - 9 Dec 2005

To meet the demands of ultra-precision positioning and scanning, a series of precision positioning mechanisms have been developed by Queensgate Instruments. They combine piezoelectric and NanoSensor...

Digital Piezo Translators

Article - 2 Dec 2005

Digital Piezo Translators (DPTs) are piezo-electric translation devices capable of moving up to 70 microns with very high linearity and essentially perfect repeatability. Other specifications are also...

Zyvex Announces New Life Sciences Nanomanipulator System - New Technology

Article - 13 Apr 2004

Zyvex Corporation today announced its Nanomanipulation System for Life Science research and development applications. Posted April 7 2004

New Nano Fabrication Tool - Focused Ion Beams - New Product

Article - 21 Nov 2003

A new project, known as the NANO-FIB project, is finding that focused ion beams can manipulate material at a smaller scale than ever before.

Applications of AFM in the Characterization of 2D Materials

Article - 10 Dec 2019

This article discusses how 2D materials can be characterized using AFM.

Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment - Nanobiotechnology

Article - 28 Jun 2005

Research in the field of nanobiotechnology could help to improve the ways in which cancer is detected and treated. Medical imaging, labeling methods, quantum dots, nanosensors, lab on a chip devices,...

Ultraprecise Surface Processing Techniques - Potential Applications in Space

Article - 24 Jan 2005

Ultraprecise surface processing techniques at the nanoscale have many potential uses in space applications. This article looks at production methods for ultraprecise surface figuring, defined...

A Review of Microcantilevers for Sensing Applications

Article - 18 Jun 2007

While Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) have come into existence only in the last decade, they have application in almost all areas of science. Microcantilevers are the most basic form on MEMS.