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Top articles from Edition 46 (9/2026)

Themes in this issue

About us

Between Science and Creativity

As a physicist and product specialist in imaging and spectroscopy, I am passionate about exchanging ideas with fellow scientists.


Focus, Curiosity and Creative Balance

Hello, I’m Shiva Choupanian, Product Manager for Woollam ellipsometers at Quantum Design Europe.

Cryogenics

Dual Stainless Steel Cryogenic Trap for Noble Gas Separation

The precise determination of noble gas concentrations and isotopic compositions is essential in geochemistry, cosmochemistry, and atmospheric…


Optical Control of Magnons: A New Pathway to Ultrafast Spintronics

The controlled manipulation of spin waves—known as magnons—is among the most promising approaches for future information technologies.


Quantum Design Acquires Oxford NanoScience: Advancing Materials Science and Quantum Technologies

With the acquisition of the Oxford NanoScience division from Oxford Instruments, Quantum Design is becoming an integrated solutions provider that…


Lake Shore Model 346: A New Benchmark for Fast, Precise Cryogenic Temperature Control

For research and industrial applications where temperature stability and rapid control response are critical, the Lake Shore Model 346 cryogenic…


Electrical Transport Measurements with OptiCool: Turnkey Integration of Lake Shore Measurement Systems

Electrical transport measurements at cryogenic temperatures and high magnetic fields—with optional optical excitation—are essential tools in condensed…

Electron microscopy

Structural Determination of Biogenic Crystals Using 3D Electron Diffraction

Biogenic crystals are naturally occurring crystalline materials formed by living organisms.


How Do I Choose the Right Coating System for Electron Microscopy Samples?

Depending on the application, electron microscopy samples are prepared using either a sputter coater for metal deposition or a carbon evaporator for…


Quorum PP3010: A Cryogenic Upgrade for Your Scanning Electron Microscope

Since the 2017 Nobel Prize was awarded for the development of cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM), the technique has attracted…


New Experimental Capabilities with the FusionScope at Samarkand University

The successful installation of a FusionScope system at Samarkand University has expanded the institution’s existing research infrastructure with a…

Imaging

Seeing beneath the surface: The Apex-Hybrid X-ray Microscope

Understanding the internal architecture of modern electronic components and advanced materials requires more than a sharp eye.

Light & Lasers

Fiber-Coupled Optical Homogenizer for High-Throughput, Uniform Scientific Illumination

Bentham’s Fiber-Coupled Optical Homogenizer (FCH) is a microlens-array-based illumination module that converts fiber-delivered light into a square,…


Calibration Light Sources

Pen-Ray line sources are low-pressure, cold-cathode mercury lamps with double-walled quartz envelopes that generate monochromatic UV radiation.

Magnetism

Quantum Design Acquires Qnami to Advance Quantum Sensing

Quantum Design is pleased to announce the completion of its acquisition of Qnami, a pioneer in diamond-based quantum sensing technologies.


Magnetic Measurements at Ultra-Low Temperatures

A look at the magnetic periodic table reveals that many elements have extremely low transition temperatures.


New Edition of the "Magnetic” Periodic Table

Several years ago, our colleagues in the United States developed a unique periodic table that provides a clear overview of key physical properties of…

Materials science

SweepMe! Drivers for the M81-SSM

SweepMe! is a powerful software platform for scientific and engineering measurements.

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