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A new groundbreaking research centre designed to examine materials and structures across many length scales has been launched at the University of Southampton, UK. The μ-VIS X-ray Imaging Centre examines the internal structure of objects producing high-resolution 3D images that support research in fields ranging from biomedical science to engineering, and archaeology to modern environmental science

FEI’s new “core-to-pore” petrography workflow for core analysis of unconventional gas reservoirs in the oil & gas industry includes a new automated, large-scale, high-resolution imaging method for viewing and analyzing petrographic data sets with length scales ranging from centimeters to nanometers. Access to information at both ends of the scale is critically important to drilling and production companies

Standard Ga-FIB technology is facing new challenges due to 3D device stacking that requires higher milling capacities, needing increasing the total beam current or new species having a higher milling rate. The new i-FIB column from Orsay Physics combines both options: the high current can be obtained with the ECR source and the milling rate is increased with the xenon beam