APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Manufacture of scanning tunneling microscopes for evaluating catalysis reactions and processes other surface science research ADVANTAGES: Operates at pressures from ultrahigh vacuum (UHV) to ~10 bars Operates at higher temperatures (up to ~450°K) than conventional STM Convenient transfer/change out of catalyst samples and STM … [Read more...] about Scanning Tunneling Microscope for UHV to High Pressure and High Temperature Operation IB-2735
Microscopy / Spectroscopy
Optical Transducer for Highly Efficient Sub-15-nanometer Focusing IB-2734
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Magnetic data storage Spectroscopy and microscopy ADVANTAGES: Highly efficient nanofocusing Sub-15 nm optical resolution Robust 3-D tapered metal-insulator-metal structure Compatible with thin film, batch fabrication technologies ABSTRACT: Scientists at Berkeley Lab have fabricated a nanoscale-sized optical transducer with a … [Read more...] about Optical Transducer for Highly Efficient Sub-15-nanometer Focusing IB-2734
Stable Imaging Arrangement and Fluorescent Microscope JIB-2619
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biological and biomedical research ADVANTAGES: Can retrofit any commercial fluorescent microscope Subnanometer precision and accuracy Stability 100 times superior to conventional fluorescent microscopes Real-time imaging Minimizes post-processing corrections Enables co-localization of two or more proteins in a biological … [Read more...] about Stable Imaging Arrangement and Fluorescent Microscope JIB-2619
Transmission Electron Microscope Phase-contrast Enhancement IB-2036
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: TOP DOWN VIEW OF THE TEM PHASE ELEMENT High-contrast electron microscopy, especially for radiation-sensitive materials and weak phase objects like: whole-mount subcellular organelles and thin areas of whole cells isolated biological macromolecules thin crystals thin sections of cells and tissues Single-particle averaging … [Read more...] about Transmission Electron Microscope Phase-contrast Enhancement IB-2036
Axial and Arbitrary Plane Optical Microscope 2013-153
An optical microscope for fast, high contrast 2-D and 3-D imaging of structures beneath the surface of large biological samples, such as the cerebral cortex of live mammal brains. Compatible with conventional wide-field microscopes, the Berkeley Lab technology offers a ready way to improve the imaging capabilities of conventional optical microscopes. APPLICATIONS OF … [Read more...] about Axial and Arbitrary Plane Optical Microscope 2013-153