In a little over a century, the electron microscope evolved from a tool barely capable of resolving virus particles into one able to capture atomic detail.
Great article. How many electron microscopes are there in the US/world? I assume there is a range in cost and resolution. How are samples mounted such that the mount doesn’t interfere with the image?
I used to occasionally meet one of the founders of Cambridge Scientific Instruments (I think it was) back in the 1990's. He still had a collection of bits of equipment in his garage and would occasionally show SEM images that he had taken.
Great article. How many electron microscopes are there in the US/world? I assume there is a range in cost and resolution. How are samples mounted such that the mount doesn’t interfere with the image?
I used to occasionally meet one of the founders of Cambridge Scientific Instruments (I think it was) back in the 1990's. He still had a collection of bits of equipment in his garage and would occasionally show SEM images that he had taken.