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Top articles from Edition 44 (09/2025)

Themes in this issue

About us

Always on the move: Our team at the 2025 Merck Company Run

With great energy, team spirit, and a healthy dose of fun, our team once again took part in the annual Merck Company Run in Darmstadt.


Solution-oriented, customer-focused and a team player

As a product manager with extensive practical and technical experience, I really enjoy supporting our customers and finding the right solutions from…


Quantum Design presents: Our Expert for SEM and AFM

My name is Simon John, SEM and AFM Product Specialist at Quantum Design.

Cryogenics

Model 346 cryogenic temperature controller

Temperature control with 400 W heating power down to 300 mK.


Infinite Helium

We present: Infinite Helium - an automated solution that makes your LHe cryostat cryogen-free.

 


Optical Cryostat with Vector Magnet – The New OptiCool Vector

For many optical applications — especially in the field of quantum technologies — cryostats with integrated vector magnets are essential.


New Cryostat with High Cooling Power and Large Sample Space

Montana Instruments (MI) has introduced a new cryostat that combines the spacious sample chamber of the s200 model with a powerful pulse tube cooler.

Electron microscopy

FusionScope & Kleindiek micromanipulators: Precise nano characterization

The growing demands on nanoanalysis require innovative methods for high-resolution, in situ, and multimodal characterization.


High-performance detectors for SEM and TEM systems

Our supplier Advacam/Advascope presents two high-performance detectors for electron microscopy (SEM & TEM): the ePix and the ePix EFE.


Mechanical characterization of zirconium-doped hafnium membranes with the FusionScope

In a recent study at South-east University in Nanjing, China, free-standing hafnium zirconium oxide (HZO) membranes transferred onto flexible…

Imaging

New X-Ray Tubes and X-Ray Detectors

In 2019, we decided to expand our portfolio beyond Moxtek’s wire grid polarizers to also include their X-ray products.


Andor CB2: More pixels than stars in the night sky

The Andor CB2 is a high-resolution sCMOS camera that is characterized by its flexibility and performance.


Sensitive Detection of Higher Harmonics Using Quantum Light – Single-Shot Resolved Measurement with sCMOS Camera

Higher Harmonic Generation (HHG) is a fundamental phenomenon in strong light–matter interaction and the basis of attosecond physics [1].


LE-XRF in semiconductor measurement technology: Experiments & results with Sigray AttoMap™ – Part 2

The AttoMap-310 was developed for high-precision µXRF analysis (Al, F, Ge, Mo, N) in semiconductor research.

Light & Lasers

Materials science

New – SMU module for the M81

The M81 is a universal device family for a wide range of electrical measurement tasks.


Woollam Newsletter – Issue 24 has been published

The new Woollam newsletter is here. In issue 24 you will once again find interesting articles on the subject of spectroscopic ellipsometry and all…


This keeps your Flexus device precise – maintenance for maximum service life

The Flexus film tension measuring devices from Toho Technology impress with their longevity - many systems have been in use for over 20 years


How do you successfully measure samples with high resistances?

The measurement of samples or test specimens with particularly high resistance requires a different procedure compared to the measurement in the usual…

Optics

Optical Filters – Standard and Custom AR Coating Solutions

Andover Corporation specializes in advanced anti-reflection (AR) coatings that enhance the performance of optical systems across a variety of…


Full silicon IR windows

Infrared windows are used to protect optical components from environmental influences while ensuring high transmission.

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