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Pollen in North Carolina

Dr. Aaron Bell captured the images below using the Variable Pressure Scanning Electron Microscope. The Hitachi S3200N variable pressure scanning electron microscope (VPSEM) is a...

RTNN Take-out Science featured in Duke Engineering News

RTNN’s Take-out Science was highlighted by Duke’s Pratt School of Engineering. The article describes the roots of the popular program and its plans for the future....

Cool Science: SEM of the Emerald Ash Borer Insect

    Chuck Mooney used the Hitachi S-3200N to collect SEM images of the Emerald ash borer, a green buprestid or jewel beetle native to...

Jun 15th, 2018 – SEM Short Course

SEM Short Course NCSU’s Analytical Instrumentation Facility (AIF) offers a hands-on short course on Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) on a routine basis.  In addition to...

May 25th, 2018 – FIB Short Course

FIB short course AIF is going to offer another FIB short course in May 25th, 2018. The FIB short course includes lectures covering an introduction...

May 4th, 2018 – SEM Short Course

SEM Short Course NCSU’s Analytical Instrumentation Facility (AIF) offers a hands-on short course on Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) on a routine basis.  In addition to...