Join us Tuesday, March 29, for a free atomic force microscopy (AFM), nanoscale infrared (AFM-IR) spectroscopy, and nanoindentation workshop at the Georgia Institute of Technology. During the workshop, we will explore the latest advances in AFM, BioAFM, AFM-IR, nanoindentation technologies, and perform hands-on demonstrations with Bruker’s Dimension Icon AFM.
Please register for our workshop at this link!
If you would like to download the flyer, you can do so here.
Hello everyone,
We want to stress that we are not losing any currently available capabilities and are adding several advanced measurement modes. The new instruments give us flexibility to augment with additional capabilities over time.
Please contact David Tavakoli or another member of the MCF staff if you have any questions or concerns.
The MCF has acquired the new codes for the Crystalmaker Software suite and it is available for download for students and staff at Georgia Tech! The crystalmaker suite will enable you to create crystal models, simulate XRD patterns, and generate CIFs. For the codes, please contact David Tavakoli (david.tavakoli@mse.gatech.edu) from a GT email address. The codes will also be available from OIT in the new year.
More information can be found here.
On Thursday and Friday, December 2nd & 3rd, the MCF in coordination with the IEN is hosting two days of measurement and characterization in the Pettit Microelectronics Building.
We plan to highlight previously available and new capabilities added over the last year for 2D, 3D, x-ray, and elemental measurements.
Please bring samples you are interested in measuring and staff will be happy to help you.
Download the flyer below, and we hope to see you there!
Where: Pettit 160
When: December 2nd & 3rd | 10:00AM – 5:00 PM
If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the MCF Staff:
atavakoli6@gatech.edu, 770-689-6840
After a hiatus, the quarterly MCF Image Contest is back and the Fall 2021 submissions can be submitted here! Three quarterly winners of the contest will each receive 5 free hours on the characterization tool of their choosing and be entered into a semi-annual Grand Prize selection for cash prizes of $60 for First Prize and $30 for each of the two Second Prize winners.
Previous entries can be seen here!
If you are uncertain as to the rules of the submission process, those can be reviewed here.
The Crystalmaker Software suite is available for download for students and staff at Georgia Tech! The crystalmaker suite will enable you to create crystal models, simulate XRD patterns, and generate CIFs. For the codes, please contact David Tavakoli (david.tavakoli@mse.gatech.edu) from a GT email address.
Wednesday, September 30th – 2:00pm (EST)
Renishaw’s upcoming Particle Analysis software enables targeted Raman data collection from optical image contrast. This approach ensures data is only collected from the areas of interest, making it a fast and automated method.
In this webinar, we will show how the diverse high performing optical contrast methods of the inVia Raman microscope can be used to quickly, easily, and automatically report particle identities and morphology together. Applied to a diverse range of applications, from microplastics to materials and forensics to pharmaceuticals, see how Particle Analysis can benefit your work.
This webinar will be broadcast in the MCF Lobby in the Marcus Nanotechnology Building.
Register for it here!
Surfaces play an important role in almost all aspects of our lives. For example, biosensors that are used to detect and identify diseases are often based on chemical surface modifications. The interaction of small molecules or nanoparticles with surfaces such as lung tissue is also often dictated by surface chemistry. This means that it is critical to know as much as possible about a surface in order to both understand the interactions that occur and to be able to design surfaces that promote successful interactions.
Rigaku will be hosting a virtual conference on XRD and XRF this week that is free to register here!
Due to the COVID-19 induced cancellations of the Microscopy & MicroAnalysis, Denver X-ray, and American Crystallographic Association physical conferences this summer, Rigaku will be live webcasting a 3-day virtual Analytical X-ray Convention from our laboratory facility in Texas. The webcasts will take place Tuesday 8/4 – Thursday 8/6 and will feature live seminars on X-ray techniques and live instrument demonstrations.
Enjoy the presentations on Channel 1 (XRD), Channel 2 (XRF) and Channel 3 (X-ray Microscopy), and make sure to stop by our Concierge Booth on Channel 4 to say hello, live video chat, and participate in some fun events. We will be announcing upcoming Channel 4 events on the channel itself and via our Rigaku twitter feed (@rigaku, hashtag #RAXC2020), which you can view see on the right to keep up to date with what is going on.
Check the starting times for each day in the program, as different channels have different starting times. All four channels will be broadcast simultaneously and you can move among the four booths using the channel links.
Note that the three guest presentations—to be given by Rigaku sponsors—will all take place on channel 3. This has been updated on the program schedule.
