Senior Vice President for Research Kimberly Espy has approved funding to move forward with the purchase of three high-end optical microscopes from Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC. Zeiss had the winning proposal in a competitive RFP that was conducted this summer. […] Read more »
New Cryo-EM at the Southwest Regional Center
The hottest technology in all of science will soon bring a new coolness factor to world-class Arizona State University research. The coolest new way to take a near-atomic resolution snapshot of life at work is cryo-Electron Microscopy (cryo-EM) – lauded […] Read more »
2015 AIMS Annual Conference
2015 AIMS Conference March 13, 2015 Dubois Center Ballroom Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ NAU Campus Map (opens in a new window) AIMS_newsletter_Fall 2014 AIMS 2015 Program Check–In |10:30 – 11:30 a.m.| Opening remarks Aubrey Funke – AIMS President |11:30 – […] Read more »
2014 AIMS Annual Conference
The Arizona Imaging and Microanalysis Society hosts an annual conference every spring. This annual meeting provides a forum for members to discuss research and exchange ideas, as well as an opportunity for learning about new techniques and concepts. At other […] Read more »
AIMS 2013 Annual Conference
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AIMS 2012 Annual Conference
The Arizona Imaging and Microanalysis Society hosts an annual conference every spring. This annual meeting provides a forum for members to discuss research and exchange ideas, as well as an opportunity for learning about new techniques and concepts. At other […] Read more »
2011 AIMS Annual Conference
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USA Today: Increasingly, dispensaries and patients are turning to laboratories to evaluate plants
An article published in the Arizona Republic on January 6th, was picked up by USA Today about private research groups screening medical marijuana from dispensaries to screen for molds or pesticides. In addition to testing for contaminants that may cause illness in those with a weakened immune system, the […] Read more »
Ever hear of a Foldscope?
Stanford researcher Manu Prakash developed a microscope that can fit into your pocket! It’s a 50-cent print-and-fold paper microscope that uses a watch battery, LED and a few optical units that can magnify objects up to 2,000 times. The original […] Read more »
ASU 2015 Winter School on High Resolution Electron Microscopy
The LeRoy Erying Center for Solid State Science again offered their Electron Microscopy School during January 2015 to provide advanced training to scientists who use TEM microscopes for material science studies. The course demonstrated environmental electron microscopy, focused ion beam […] Read more »