The past few decades have witnessed growing research interest in develo** powerful
nanofabrication technologies for three-dimensional (3D) structures and devices to achieve …

Environmental monitoring has become essential in order to deal with environmental
resources efficiently and safely in the realm of green technology. Environmental monitoring …

Structural biology studies inside cells and tissues require methods to thin vitrified specimens
to electron transparency. Until now, focused ion beams based on gallium have been used …

Orthopaedic and dental implants have become a staple of the medical industry and with an
ageing population and growing culture for active lifestyles, this trend is forecast to continue …

The negatively charged silicon vacancy (SiV) color center in diamond has recently proven its
suitability for bright and stable single photon emission. However, its electronic structure so …

Recent experiments on nanostructured materials, such as nanoparticles, nanowires,
nanotubes, nanopillars, thin films, and nanocrystals have revealed a host of “ultra-strength” …

Metallic nanostructures now play an important role in many applications. In particular, for the
emerging fields of plasmonics and nanophotonics, the ability to engineer metals on …

Recent advances have made cryogenic (cryo) electron microscopy a key technique to
achieve near-atomic-resolution structures of biochemically isolated macromolecular …

Beams of electrons and ions are now fairly routinely focused to dimensions in the nanometer
range. Since the beams can be used to locally alter material at the point where they are …

Demand for low carbon energy storage has highlighted the importance of imaging
techniques for the characterization of electrode microstructures to determine key parameters …