| Imaging_Advances_in_Transmission_Electron_Microscopy TEM images processed with Lucis reveal vivid detail otherwise beyond visual perception. |
| IRC_Scanning_Probe_Microscope_Service Overview of in-situ STM, AFM/STM equipment, image gallery with links to staff and student vacancies at the Institute of Research on Catalysis, University of Lyon, France. |
| MAC_Calibration_Standards_for_SEM_TEM_BSD_BSED_STEM MAC manufacture standards for the following micro-analysis systems: AUGER, BSED, EDX, SEM, STEM, TEM, WDX, XRF, and micro-probe. They also manufacture calibration standards for BSED and scanning ele |
| M_E__Taylor_Engineering Provides electron microscopy supplies and equipment and custom machining and laboratory services. |
| Microanalyst Information and forum about microanalysis with X-ray spectrometer (EDX) in Electron Microscope (EPMA) |
| Microscopy_Tips_and_Tricks Help and information on a variety of issues encountered in TEM, SEM and Light Microscopy. |
| Microvision_Labs Offers SEM and light microscopy services in the Boston, MA area. |
| SEM_Images Scanning electron microscope photography of David Scharf. |
| SEM_Images Scientific stock images taken with electron microscopes. |
| SEM-EDS_Laboratory Industrial scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) laboratory in the company Metal Ravne d.o.o. |
| Simple_STM_Design_Page This site features a Simple Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM) design costing less than $100 to build, with complete schematics, photos and materials lists. |
| Smartech SMARTech has the ability to generate conventional digital SEM images from 15 to 150,000 times. We can acquire Scanning Electron Microscopy images with either our conventional Everhart and Thornley det |
| Users_Guide_forTEM_Operation A teaching aid for scientists who are new to transmission electron microscopy. |
| AIM_Satellite_Mission The science and outreach sites for NASA's planned AIM (Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere) mission, aimed at studying Polar Mesospheric Clouds (PMCs). |
| AMSAT_AO-40,_Phase_3-D Satellite for all radio amateurs in the world. |
| BeppoSAX_-_X-Ray_Astronomy_Satellite SAX is devoted to systematic, integrated and comprehensive studies of galactic and extragalactic X-ray sources. |
| Best-in-Space Industry portal with variety of information and news on space systems and space companies in Europe. |
| Cajun_Advanced_Picosatellite_Experiment The University of Louisiana at Lafayette Electrical and Computer Engineering Department's picosatellite experiment. |
| Cross_in_Space The cross in space satellite in orbit at 400 miles high. |
| Eurimage Multi-mission satellite remote sensing data. |
| HESSI_Modal_Survey_FEM_Verification Modal survey of the HESSI spacecraft. Objective was to identify the natural frequencies, the damping factors and the mode shapes. |
| How_Stuff_Works__Satellites Simple 10-part tutorial description helps you understand how satellites work, what they contain and how they get into orbit.Basic level. |
| Intelsat Satellite communications with Intelsat, a leading satellite service provider of voice, data, and Internet solutions. |
| Lloyd\'s_Satellite_Constellations Information on Iridium, Teledesic, Globalstar, Orbcomm, ICO Global, Ellipso, Skybridge and other systems, as well as general information on satellites. |
| Matthias_Lehmann Provides satellite information, software and calculations, mainly for television, audio, video, intercom transmissions, link budget calculation and SNG. Written for SNG and radio technicians (amateurs |
| MDA_Federal_Inc Uses GIS and satellite remotely sensed data for worldwide weather and agricultural forecasts, flood prediction, petroleum, hydrologic and mineral resource exploration and environmental monitoring. |
| Satellite_Eclipse_Power A paper discussing the use of ground-based lasers to provide power for satellites during eclipse |
| Satellite_Manuevers Describes optimum north-south maneuver strategy for geostationary satellites. |
| The_Satellite_Place Information on satellite TV and radio. |
| Satellite_Science Provides access to a wide variety of satellite information, news and documents from satellite world. |
| Satellites_in_orbit Explains how to keep geostationary communication satellites on orbit. |
| SATFavorisX_For_Worldsat_Satellite_Receiver This blog has been created for hosting SATFavorisX, for dealing with Worldsat Satellite Receiver Bookmarks. It can also upload firmware and plugins. |
| SaVi_satellite_constellation_visualization Software to view the movement of multiple satellites in two and three dimensions. View Iridium, Teledesic and Globalstar on your desktop. |
| Simplesat An attempt to design, construct, and fly an inexpensive 3- axis stabilized spacecraft with optical science gathering capability. |
| Small_Satellites_Home_Page Historical archive and resource for small satellite missions. The page is maintained by researchers in the Surrey Space Centre at the University of Surrey, UK. |
| Space_Systems_for_Astronomical_Observation This paper was assigned in our "Introduction to Engineering" class at the University of Michigan (Fall 99). The group has researched various systems for the advancement of astronomical observation, in |
| Student_Nitric_Oxide_Explorer SNOE is a small scientific satellite that is measuring the effects of energy from the sun and from the magnetosphere on the density of nitric oxide in the Earth's upper atmosphere. |
| Surrey_Satellite_Technology_Limited News and information about this commercial wing of the Surrey Space Centre at the University of Surrey. Includes details of the company, its satellites, services and missions. |
| Tech_Museum_-_The_Satellite_Site Includes general information, orbit listings, background, and Java-based satellite construction simulator. |
| Unmanned_Space_Experiment_Recovery_System Project overview and data on a Japanese spacecraft with a re-entry module for materials experiments. |
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Image of the Month for November shows a cross-section through a grass
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microscope. The cell towards the centre of the image illustrates a
number of features typical of plant cells; a large central vacuole, a cell
wall and chloroplasts which can be seen projecting above the fractured
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Winter 2008 Research Review features the Centre for Advanced Microscopy and
note the great cover image taken using the
Cryo SEM facility in CfAM.
Soil Remediation Project Launched
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European NaPolyNet Launched more
New CfAM Micronote 117 Positive
staining for transmission electron microscopy
Latest CfAM Publications
Imaging the atomic structure of activated carbon, P J F Harris, Z Liu and K
Suenaga J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 20 2008 362201
S. Wangsoub, F.J. Davis, G. R Mitchell and R. H Olley Enhanced templating in
the crystallisation of poly(e-caprolactone) using
1,3:2,4-di(4-chlorobenzylidene) sorbitol
Macromolecular Rapid Communications DOI: 10.1002/marc.200800497 2008
Self-assembly in aqueous solution of a modified
amyloid beta peptide fragment V. Castelletto, I.W. Hamley, P.J.F. Harris
Biophysical Chemistry 138 2008 29–35
Mechanisms and Dynamics of Protein Clustering on a Solid Surface P. A.
Mulheran, D. Pellenc, R. A. Bennett, R. J. Green and M. Sperrin
Phys Rev Lett. 2008 100, 068102
Structure Property Relationships in Polyethylene Montmorillonite
Nanodielectrics C.D.Green, A.S.Vaughan, G.R.Mitchell and T.Liu IEEE
Transaction on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulators 2008
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