Core Facilities News - December 2023 - Eyring Materials Center New Equipment

  • 2023-12-01

 

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Eyring Materials Center (EMC) New Equipment

The (a href="https://cores.research.asu.edu/materials/about" target="_blank">Eyring Materials Center has significantly expanded its capabilities, introducing new instruments since the summer. Starting with the installation of the Rigaku SmartLab high-resolution diffractometer in June. Following this, the Goldwater Center for Research and Engineering, room B10 (GWC-B10) welcomed four new instruments alongside the recently acquired Kratos Axis Supra+ XPS.

These additions enhance our ability to analyze material properties from the surface to the bulk, on scales from the atomic to the micron, both ex-situ and in-situ.

 

These Researchers Possess Specialized Expertise in the Operation of the Specific Machines under their Purview

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Core Facilities Researchers

 

Rui Zhang

Oversees the QuantumLeap-H2000, STADI P Dual Transmission XRD and the Xenocs Xeuss 3.0.

Xin Guo

Oversees the Kratos Axis Supra+.

Manuel Gutierrez

Oversees the Talos F200i TEM, Prisma E SEM and the CleanMill.

Tyler Goepfert

Oversees the ThermoFisher Scientific Neoma.

 

Rigaku SmartLab X-ray Diffractometer

Rigaku SmartLab X-ray Diffractometer

Available Now

The Rigaku SmartLab XRD is a user friendly and versatile X-ray diffractometer able to analyze both epitaxial and polycrystalline thin films, bulk samples and powders. From standard diffraction, to reciprocal space maps, 2D patterns and pole figures it can inform a wide range of scientific questions. Its in plan diffraction arm also allows us to access a larger part of the reciprocal space challenging to access in most other diffractometers.

 

Xenocs Xeuss 3.0 Small Angle X-ray Scattering

Xenocs Xeuss 3.0

Available Now

The Xeuss 3.0 can perform Small- or Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS/WAXS) measurements in transmission or in Grazing Incidence (GI-SAXS/WAXS) geometry. For larger feature sizes, the system also offer the ultra-SAXS option. All combined the instrument provides comprehensive structural information over a wide range of length-scales. The heating, cooling, tensile, shear and humidity stages provide unique capabilities on in situ and in operando studies.

 

STOE STADI P Dual Transmission X-ray Diffractometer

STOE STADI P Dual Transmission X-ray Diffractometer

Available Now

The STADI P provides pure K⍺1 radiation using Mo, Cu and Ag anodes in transmission-/Debye-Scherrer mode for analyzing material’s crystalline structure through diffraction patterns and amorphous structure through pair distribution function (PDF) calculations. Additionally, its in situ heating/cooling and in operando charge/discharge.

 

SigRay QuantumLeap-H2000 X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy

SigRay QuantumLeap-H2000 X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy

Available Soon

The QuantumLeap-H2000 synchrotron-like XAS has capabilities with sub-eV resolution, allowing measurements in transmission and fluorescence modes across a broad energy range. The system, featuring heating and electrochemical cells, enables examination of element-specific short-range structural and coordination environments. Researchers can investigate the oxidation state, including in situ structural changes of electrodes.

 

EMC's new radation damage capabilities

 

Enhanced Capabilities in Electron Microscopy Labs with Upgraded ThermoFisher Equipment

ThermoFisher Scientific Talos F200i TEM

ThermoFisher Scientific Talos F200i TEM

Available January 2024

The Talos F200i (S)TEM features Dual 100 mm² EDS detectors for simultaneous chemical analysis, a Ceta Camera for large field of view and fast imaging and a MerlinEM Direct Electron Detector for rapid readout and improved signal-to-noise ratio—ideal for applications like 4D STEM and TEM dynamic imaging.

 

ThermoFisher Scientific CleanMill

ThermoFisher Scientific CleanMill

Available January 2024

The CleanMill provides a complete ion polishing solution for SEM applications. Researchers will be able to get scratch-free surfaces in their materials needed for EBSD, EDS and WDS applications. Together with the CleanConnect System, it will allow to transfer air sensitive samples in an inert gas atmosphere to the Prisma E SEM.

 

ThermoFisher Scientific Prisma E SEM

ThermoFisher Scientific Prisma E SEM

Available Spring 2024

Thanks to its low vacuum and ESEM capability, the New Prisma E SEM will allow researchers to acquire charge-free imaging and analysis of non-conductive and hydrated specimens. Together with the ChemiSEM Technology that combines conventional SE or BSE imaging with live elemental analysis,which is no longer limited to grayscale. The new capability will also be compatible with the clean connect to load samples from our CleanMill without any air exposure.

 

ThermoFisher Scientific Neoma

EMC / METAL is excited for the best holiday gift ever... delivery of a brand-new Neoma Multi-collector Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (MC-ICP-MS)

Neoma Multi-collector Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (MC-ICP-MS)

Arrival is expected December 21st, installation and validation will occur in early 2024.

The ThermoFisher Scientific Neoma MC-ICP-MS, This instrument measures isotope ratios with outstanding sensitivity and precision surpassing the "Neptune" instrument that has served projects in anthropology, biomedical, engineering and geochemistry applications for nearly two decades!

"The new Neoma MC-ICP-MS will enable us to turbo-charge our research into how Earth became a habitable world-and the possibility that there could be others worlds out there like our own" said School Of Earth and Space Exploration and School of Molecular Sciences professor Dr. Ariel Anbar.

 

News

Nurturing and Amplifying the Achievement of Prof. Sule Ozev, Recipient of the Joseph C. Palais Distinguished Faculty Scholar for the Academic Year 2023 - 2024 Award

Nurturing and Amplifying the Achievement of Prof. Sule Ozev, Recipient of the Joseph C. Palais Distinguished Faculty Scholar for the Academic Year 2023 - 2024 Award

Ozev's diverse accomplishments in research and teaching, combined with her unwavering dedication to student mentorship by utilizing clean room space at the ASU Core Research Facilities Advanced Electronics and Photonics Core, have established her as an outstanding faculty member.

 

Read about Ozev's contributions

 

Publications

Tuning Film Stresses for Open-Air Processing of Stable Metal Halide Perovskites

Tuning Film Stresses for Open-Air Processing of Stable Metal Halide Perovskites

Research highlights the challenges faced by metal halide perovskite semiconductors in solar cell technology. These materials offer promise with defect tolerance, extended charge carrier lifetimes and carrier mobility. Yet, they also grapple with environmental and mechanical instabilities, particularly mechanical film stress. This stress impacts perovskite solar cell performance, leading to structural instability, increased defect density, reduced carrier mobility, ionic mobility and an elevated risk of cracking, affecting cell efficiency.

Authors: Muneeza Ahmad, Carsen Cartledge, Gabriel McAndrews, Antonella Giuri, Michael D. McGehee, Aurora Rizzo and Nicholas Rolston

 

Read about perovskite solar cell performance.

 

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Core Facilities News - November 2023 - Histology Core Highlight

  • 2023-11-01
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Highlight: Histology

Histology is the study of the microanatomy of cells, tissues and organs as seen through a microscope. It examines the correlation between structure and function.

Histology examines tissue organization from cellular to organ levels. Removed tissue is processed to maintain cell structure, thinly sliced using a microtome or cryostat and placed on glass slides. Staining with dyes enhances contrast, allowing detailed study under an optical microscope.

Introducing our New Histology Core

Histology Core Manager Solange Steadman operating a microtome

 

The new Histology Core automates almost every process used in histology, from the initial tissue processing (including fixation, dehydration, clearing and paraffin infiltration) to paraffin embedding. The Histology Core also offers cassette and slide labeling and slide staining. Automation ensures that results will be reliable, consistent and reproducible.

A new microtome and cryostat have been installed to ensure precise and consistent sections of tissue.

 

Histology Equipment

Leica HistoCore PEARL Automated Tissue Processor

The HistoCore PEARL automatically prepares tissue samples for laboratory testing by fixing, dehydrating, clearing and infiltrating them with paraffin. This fully enclosed tissue processor offers optimized fume protection for safe and reliable processing with up to 200 cassettes per run capacity. Pre-validated processing protocols can be adjusted to fit the unique needs of each individual tissue or specimen type.

This tissue processor is an asset to ASU research since it can replace and improve the results of manual processing due to the automated processors ability to provide consistent and reproducible results with a faster turnaround time.

 

Leica HistoCore Arcadia Embedding Center

Composed of the Arcadia H heated embedding workstation and the Arcadia C cold plate allows for simple operation and precise control; resulting in a smooth workflow, reliability and speed of your embedding work.

The HistoCore Arcadia C is a cold plate holding up to 65 cassettes on its large working surface. Cooling efficiency is important, so the cold plate was designed with an environment adaptive control module to make sure the operating temperature is stabilized at -6°C.

The HistoCore Arcadia Embedding Center is an asset to ASU research that increases the reliability and speed of the embedding process, resulting in consistent and reproducible results.

 

Leica ST5010 Autostainer XL

Leica ST5010 Autostainer XL

This automated slide stainer accommodates up to 11 racks of 30 slides each. The ability to store and execute 15 different user-defined staining protocols provides flexibility for various procedures. Used for Hematoxylin and Eosin staining, the Leica Autostainer XL aids in sample visualization and morphological analysis.

 

Leica IP C Cassette Printer

Leica IP C Cassette Printer

The IP C prints on tissue cassettes, offering features like barcode printing for automated tracking and traceability. Its robust ink maintains the legibility of imprints throughout histological processing. The printer is efficient, capable of printing 15 cassettes per minute in batch mode and individual cassettes in just 10 seconds each.

 

Leica Perma S Slide Printer

Leica Perma S Slide Printer

The sharp printing feature of the PERMA S significantly improves slide readability and helps reduce specimen misidentification. This slide printer enables individual slide printing at any microtome workstation. It also includes a 100-slide cartridge, facilitating swift and effortless replacement of slides.

 

News

Core Research Facilities proudly welcomed a remarkable addition: The Sigray QuantumLeap H2000 X-ray absorption spectroscopy equipment

Core Research Facilities proudly welcomed a remarkable addition: The Sigray QuantumLeap H2000 X-ray absorption spectroscopy equipment

Funded by the New Economy Initiative: Advanced Materials, Processes and Energy Devices (AMPED) Science and Technology Center (STC) with Professor Mariana Bertoni as the lead researcher.

 

View the installation photos here!

 

Publications

De-novno whole genome assembly of the orange jewelweed, Impatiens capensis Meerb. (Balsaminaceae) using nanopore long-read sequencing

De-novno whole genome assembly of the orange jewelweed, Impatiens capensis Meerb. (Balsaminaceae) using nanopore long-read sequencing

Abstract

Researchers study the Balsaminaceae family, comprising two genera: Impatiens, with over 1,000 species, and Hydrocera, limited to the single species H. triflora. While Impatiens species are found across the Old World and North America, H. triflora is restricted to wetlands in South India, Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia.

Method

Plant tissue samples from Missouri were sent to Dovetail Genomics in California for DNA extraction and sequencing. The MinION device generated 3,311,362 sequencing reads, now accessible on GenBank in a public database.

Results

Researchers employed nanopore long-read sequencing for a high-quality Impatiens capensis genome. This supports a database for studying species diversity and evolution in Impatiens and Hydrocera, and aids in developing disease-resistant ornamental Impatiens.

Authors: Sudhindra R. Gadagkar, J. Antonio Baeza, Kristina Buss, Nate Johnson

 

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Core Facilities News - October 2023 - Research Computing Highlight

  • 2023-10-01
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SOL Super Computer

 

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Highlight: Research Computing

As a vital resource at Arizona State University, Research Computing is dedicated to advancing research, fostering innovation and driving discovery. With a team of seasoned professionals, they provide expertise in parallel computing, big data analytics, scientific visualization, high-speed networking and cybersecurity.

For ASU researchers, Research Computing is the key to unlocking the potential of advanced computational resources, enabling you to pursue groundbreaking work in science, engineering and health.

 

News

ASU Knowledge Enterprise Vice President and Chief Scientific and Technology Officer Neal Woodbury Demos Large Language Models

ASU Knowledge Enterprise Vice President and Chief Scientific and Technology Officer Neal Woodbury Demos Large Language Models

Large Language Models (LLMs) are a form of generative AI, providing responses to input text queries based on billions of parameters.

Using open-source AI models downloaded to local platforms offers several advantages. It removes the necessity to upload intellectual property to proprietary cloud models. Additionally, it allows for greater flexibility and precision in how LLMs are utilized.

LLM interfaces can search datasets they weren't trained on and can even provide answers with source citations. ASU Research Computing offers easy-to-use interfaces and the capability to allocate hardware for brief interactions with advanced LLMs. For extended use, users can be supported by resources within Enterprise Technology.

This project was enabled by the Top 500-ranked ASU Research Computing Sol Supercomputer

Neal Woodbury showcasing the LLM being developed at ASU

At GRASP 2023, Neal Woodbury showcased the LLM being developed at ASU to the university's research community. Using a straightforward chat interface, he searched a local text collection consisting of over a thousand PDF pages related to the .

 

Watch the recording here.

To learn more about Sol or to learn more about LLM support with ASU Research Computing visit researchcomputing.asu.edu or schedule a consultation or demo of these LLMs by emailing rtshelp@asu.edu.

 

Publications

The Sol Supercomputer at Arizona State University

The Sol Supercomputer at Arizona State University

The Sol supercomputer offers ASU researchers cutting-edge capabilities. This paper outlines its rationale and technical aspects, aiming to inspire similar publications at other institutions. The accompanying git repository provides detailed system configurations and can be updated as the system progresses.

Read the publication here.

 

Brainomaly: Unsupervised Neurologic Disease Detection Utilizing Unannotated T1-weighted Brain MR Images

Brainomaly: Unsupervised Neurologic Disease Detection Utilizing Unannotated T1-weighted Brain MR Images

Abstract

Deep neural networks are promising for medical imaging, but obtaining large annotated datasets, especially for rare diseases, is both time-consuming and costly. Anomaly detection methods can help by focusing on images of healthy subjects, but many real-world datasets also include unannotated images of diseased subjects.

Method

We address this with Brainomaly, a method tailored for neurologic disease detection using GAN-based image-to-image translation. Brainomaly specifically caters to neuroimages and optimally uses unannotated mixed datasets. In tests, Brainomaly significantly surpassed other unsupervised methods in detecting Alzheimer’s disease and headaches.

Results

In summary, Brainomaly excels in detecting Alzheimer’s disease and headaches from T1-weighted brain MRIs, notably surpassing current leading methods. Its success is due to its unique image translation approach, ability to utilize unannotated mixed MRIs, and the new AUCp metric for optimal model selection.

Authors: Md Mahfuzur Rahman Siddiquee, Jay Shah, Teresa Wu, Catherine Chong, Todd J. Schwedt, Gina Dumkrieger, Simona Nikolova and Baoxin Li

 

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Core Facilities News - September 2023 - AMPED Power Electronics Special Edition

  • 2023-09-01
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Power Electronics

Power electronics is a subset of electrical engineering focused on managing high voltages and currents to meet diverse power needs. This involves converting one form of power supply to another using semiconductor switches and sophisticated control methods.

The ASU Core Research Facilities, including the NanoFab, Advanced Electronics & Electronics, Solar Fab and Eyring Materials Center Cores, play a pivotal role in ASU's power electronics endeavors. Each of these facilities offers specialized equipment and a team of experts dedicated to advancing power electronics research and development. Discover more about the unique support each Core provides below.

 

NanoFab

The NanoFab Core Facility at our center is packed with top-notch tools widely used in the electronics world. They're often built using unique materials like Gallium Arsenide ( GaAs), Gallium Nitried (GaN), Silicon Carbide (SiC) and even diamond.

A standout device we have is the Plasma-Therm Apex Tool, which specializes in etching processes. It can work with various gases, including BCl3, Cl2, O2, Ar and N2.

Plasma-Therm Apex Tool

In simple terms, this tool works best with standard 4-inch substrates, but can also handle smaller or uniquely shaped ones with a special holder. It operates at different power levels, can adjust gas flow rates, and maintains pressure within a specified range.

 

More NanoFab Equipment.

 

Advanced Electronics & Electronics

The Advanced Electronics & Electronics (AEP) Core Facility has several pieces of equipment that can be used in the characterization and processing of wide bandgap semiconductors and power electronics devices.

Some equipment belonging to our AEP Core that is used by wide bandgap and power electronics researchers for fabrication and metrology includes:

Keysight B1505A Power Device Analyzer/Curve Tracer

The Keysight B1505A Power Device Analyzer/Curve Tracer is adept at handling high voltage and current sweeps for both packaged transistors and wafer-level devices, with added capabilities for capacitance testing. Paired with the Tesla CM300 prober system, it can precisely test various devices. Currently, it supports 3000V and 20 A pulsed I/V sweeps but has the potential to upgrade to 10,000V and 1500 A.

Keyence VK-X3100 Laser Confocal Microscope

The Keyence VK-X3100 Laser Confocal Microscope is an advanced tool designed for detailed analysis. It's equipped to perform nanometer-scale topology and surface mapping, alongside profiling of sidewalls. Additionally, it has the capability to detect birefringence. This microscope employs a 404 nm laser and incorporates white light interferometry for enhanced precision and versatility.

Woollam M2000 Ellipsometer

The M2000 ellipsometer gauges changes in light's polarization state when it reflects off a film's surface and its underlying substrate. This device employs intricate modeling to derive details on thickness and optical constants, including the index of refraction and extinction coefficient, based on wavelength. It excels in measuring film thickness ranging from approximately 2 nm to 2µm, a range that encompasses most solar cell films.

Other equipment within the AEP Core:

 

More AEP Equipment.

 

Solar Fab

The Solar Fab Core Facility supports power electronics with equipment that will grow materials that are used in power electronics research and development.

Agnitron Mini Agilis 50 MOCVD (Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition)

The Agnitron Mini Agilis 50 MOCVD (Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition) will be used to grow Aluminum Gallium Nitride (AlGaN) and Aluminum Nitride (AlN) for high-voltage power electronics applications. The instrument is expected to be available for use in Spring 2024.

Agnitron Agilis 100 MOCVD

The Agnitron Agilis 100 MOCVD will be used to provide high quality epitaxial layers of Gallium Oxide (Ga₂O₃) or a compound made up of a combination of Aluminum Oxide (Al₂O₃) and Gallium Oxide, represented as (AlGa)₂O₃, materials for high-voltage power electronics applications. The Agnitron Agilis 100 is expected to be available for use in Spring 2024.

 

More Solar Fab Equipment.

 

Eyring Materials Center

The Eyring Materials Center (EMC) supports Power Electronics research with a variety of analytical techniques. While most of our instrumentation has applications to Power Electronics Research, there are a few notable highlights.

Aberration corrected TEMs

At the nano-scale, our suite of aberration corrected TEMs, with our Thermo Fisher Scientific Talos F200i coming online this Fall, can provide elemental mapping and structural information. At the nano- to micro-scale, our scanning electron microscopes and focused ion beam instruments, which includes the state-of-the-art Helios 5UX, can provide imaging, chemical and structural information.

IBeAM

Surface composition can be characterized using our Kratos Axis Supra+ XPS or through Rutherford Backscattering using our Ion Beam Accelerator. Our suite of X-ray diffraction and X-ray scattering instruments can provide structural information as a function of depth or for bulk materials.

The new Rigaku SmartLab is a perfect tool to analyze thin film samples from low crystallinity to perfect epitaxial films. Additionally, macro scale substrate structural defects can be imaged using our X-ray topography instrument in near perfect wafers.

 

More EMC Equipment.

 

News

Arizona's Leading Semiconductor Talent Pipeline

Arizona's Leading Semiconductor Talent Pipeline

In this article, Brian Harrison, President of TSMC Arizona says that “When complete, our Arizona fabs will operate the most advanced semiconductor manufacturing technology in the country. The collaboration with higher-education institutions such as ASU and the Maricopa Community Colleges are critical to our long-term success.”

Learn more about TSMC and ASU's collaboration.

 

Publications

Neural Volumetric Reconstruction for Coherent Synthetic Aperture Sonar

Abstract

Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS) improves image resolution by viewing scenes from various angles. While traditional methods face hardware limits, our research integrates cutting-edge neural rendering to enhance SAS image clarity. Our techniques have been tested and confirmed in both simulations and real-world air and water experiments.

Method

Researchers propose an analysis-by-synthesis optimization for reconstruction, enabling them to incorporate physics-based knowledge and prior information into image formation. Their pipeline adapts techniques from volume rendering and neural fields to create a general SAS reconstruction method that outperforms backprojection.

Results

Armadillo reconstructions of AirSAS measurements using backprojection and our proposed method, neural back projection. Neural backprojection outperforms by capturing object geometry, details and mitigating streaking artifacts.

Neural Volumetric Reconstruction for Coherent Synthetic Aperture Sonar

 

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Core Facilities News - August 2023 - Space, Supercomputers and Equipment

  • 2023-08-01
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News

ASU spinout company, Swift Coat, blasts off

 

ASU spinout company, Swift Coat, blasts off

 

Reuniting humanity with a place untouched for over 50 years: the moon. NASA's Artemis missions aim to establish a moon base camp and orbiting spaceship, Gateway. Astronauts will utilize the state-of-the-art Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit (xEMU) spacesuit, featuring advancements like an anti-fogging helmet. ASU's Professor Zachary Holman and alumnus Peter Firth, founders of Swift Coat, have been chosen by NASA to develop a specialized coating ensuring clear vision for xEMU wearers. Swift Coat got it's start using equipment in the Core Research Facilities.

Learn about Swift Coat's contributions to NASA’s new space helmet.

 

ASU's Sol ranks among top performing supercomputers globally

 

ASU's Sol ranks among top performing supercomputers globally

 

ASU's Sol supercomputer secures top rankings on the global stage, surpassing prestigious institutions like Harvard, NYU, and Johns Hopkins on the TOP500 list—a ranking of the world's fastest supercomputers. Furthermore, Sol shines as a top-performing research supercomputer on the IO500 list.

ASU Research Computing has downloaded various open-source large language models (e.g., Falcon, LlaMa, Alpaca, MPT, etc.), harnessing Sol's power for tasks like inference and fine-tuning. For additional details or to request a demo of these applications, please reach out to rtshelp@asu.edu.

Read more about this achievement.

 

The U.S. is about to open a new window into Earth's Mysterious Insides, with help from ASU

 

The U.S. is about to open a new window into Earth's Mysterious Insides, with help from ASU

 

Step into the realm of high-pressure research at Dan Shim lab at ASU, where scientists simulate extreme planetary conditions. These explosive experiments provide insights into deep planetary realms, tackling fundamental questions about Earth's habitability, the origins of life and the enigmatic forces shaping our existence. This research was aided by instrumentation in our Eyring Materials Center Core Facility.

Learn more about these extraordinary experiments.

 

New EMC Equipment

This summer, the Eyring Materials Center has welcomed several new instruments into their facilities. Learn more about those instruments, their application and watch exciting videos of their uncratings here.

The Thermo Fisher Scientific Talos F200i (S)TEM will send electrons through your sample to image it at atomic resolution. Its dual X-ray detector will provide rapid elemental composition. The advanced segmented detector will also further inform the sample image. The addition of the Merlin detector will also allow us to use the instrument for 4D imaging, giving not only a picture of the samples but additional structural information at each point on the image.

The Xenocs Xeuss 3.0 is a versatile diffractometer primarily optimized to provide information about samples in the nanometer to micrometer scale. It is used to study solutions, suspensions and solids in various environments and sample conditions such as heating and cooling, range of relative humidity and tension to see changes in polymers as a function of strain. The robot arm can automatically process large series of solutions by cleaning the sample tube between each loading in the BioCube biocube.

The STOE STADI P is a dual transmission diffractometer with one side used exclusively to study the low and medium range order in semi-crystalline and amorphous materials at both ambient temperature, low temperatures, and high temperatures (-170°C to 1500°C). The other diffractometer is used for ambient condition measurement of powders, and in operando coin cell and pouch cell batteries.

The Rigaku SmartLab is a high-resolution diffractometer use to characterize epitaxial and polycrystalline thin films. We can use it to determine layer composition and relaxation in semiconductors, solar cells and LED. This new diffractometer talks to you as it guides your through the setup process to ensure you get the optimal measurement setup.

 

Publications

Three-Dimensional images reveal the impact of the endosymbiont Midichloria mitochondrii on the host mitochondria

 

Three-Dimensional images reveal the impact of the endosymbiont Midichloria mitochondrii on the host mitochondria

 

Congratulations to Dr. Zerrin Uzum (Regenerative Medicine Core) for being a first author on this Nature Communications paper. Dr. Uzum collaborated with researchers from ASU's School of Life Sciences and Instuiut Pasture, France.

How endosymbiont Midichloria mitochondrii impact host.

 

Age and Hormonal Stimulation Affect Tyramine Enrichment and Smooth Muscle Modulation within the Male Mouse Reproductive System

 

Age and Hormonal Stimulation Affect Tyramine Enrichment and Smooth Muscle Modulation within the Male Mouse Reproductive System

 

Congratulations to recent ASU Master's degree recipient and Histology Core Manager, Dr. Page Baluch, Assistant Director, Research Scientist and Regenerative Medicine Core Manager on their recent publication in Microscopy and microanalysis.

What are these affects?

 

 

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