lowenz
21-10-2008, 18:59
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http://www.dailytech.com/Worlds+Most+Advanced+Microscope+Unveiled/article13256.htm
The electron microscope is a very precise instrument that uses a beam of electrons to examine objects on a fine scale. Some electron microscopes can magnify specimens as much as 2 million times. McMaster University has unveiled the world's most advanced microscope that is capable of even finer resolution.
The new electron microscope was built in the Netherlands by the FEI Company and cost in the area of $15 million. The microscope was installed at the Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy at McMaster University.
Gianluigi Botton, leader of the microscope project said in a statement, "We are the first university in the world with a microscope of such a high caliber. The resolution of the Titan 80-300 Cubed microscope is remarkable, the equivalent of the Hubble Telescope looking at the atomic level instead of at stars and galaxies. With this microscope we can now easily identify atoms, measure their chemical state and even probe the electrons that bind them together."
The microscope is housed in a special facility built to withstand ultralow vibrations, low noise, and minute temperature fluctuations. The device will be used to examine every day products at the nano level to understand, manipulate, and improve their efficiency according to John Preston from the university. One task of the microscope will be to help create denser memory for faster electronics and telecommunication devices.
http://www.dailytech.com/Worlds+Most+Advanced+Microscope+Unveiled/article13256.htm
The electron microscope is a very precise instrument that uses a beam of electrons to examine objects on a fine scale. Some electron microscopes can magnify specimens as much as 2 million times. McMaster University has unveiled the world's most advanced microscope that is capable of even finer resolution.
The new electron microscope was built in the Netherlands by the FEI Company and cost in the area of $15 million. The microscope was installed at the Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy at McMaster University.
Gianluigi Botton, leader of the microscope project said in a statement, "We are the first university in the world with a microscope of such a high caliber. The resolution of the Titan 80-300 Cubed microscope is remarkable, the equivalent of the Hubble Telescope looking at the atomic level instead of at stars and galaxies. With this microscope we can now easily identify atoms, measure their chemical state and even probe the electrons that bind them together."
The microscope is housed in a special facility built to withstand ultralow vibrations, low noise, and minute temperature fluctuations. The device will be used to examine every day products at the nano level to understand, manipulate, and improve their efficiency according to John Preston from the university. One task of the microscope will be to help create denser memory for faster electronics and telecommunication devices.