Strict regulatory and energy conservation requirements imposed on the construction and design of modern buildings in recent years have provided challenges for the glass industry. Thin material-coated ...

The advent of helium ion microscopy (HIM) has revolutionised nanoscale imaging and fabrication by offering unparalleled resolution and minimal sample damage. This technique utilises a focused beam of ...

Mass spectrometry and ion beam analysis constitute pivotal techniques in modern analytical science, offering unparalleled sensitivity and spatial resolution in the characterisation of materials. These ...

Secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) has developed over the years into a powerful analytical tool for elemental analysis. Over the past 40 years these techniques have been utilized to make molecular ...

In recent decades, the preparation of samples for transmission electron microscopes has transformed, thanks to the introduction of focused ion beam (FIB) instruments. Known as either single-beam or ...

Physicist Gregor Hlawacek, head of the EU project FIT4NANO, is responsible for a state-of-the-art facility at the HZDR where he can produce and analyze nanostructures using a particularly finely ...

Scientists have delivered the most detailed assessment yet of a set of disputed lead books known as the Jordan codices. With debate centred on whether they could date back to the early Christian ...

The Centre for Ion Beam Applications (CIBA), a multidisciplinary research centre at the National University of Singapore (NUS), has recently been designated as an International Atomic Energy Agency ...

Helium ion beam therapy is a re-emerging radiotherapy modality for the treatment of cancer, initially studied in the mid-20th century alongside other charged particle beams. Shutdown of these clinical ...

Nuclear scientists in France have unveiled a 21st-century tool for unmasking counterfeit vintage wines, by zapping them with ion beams from a particle accelerator. The beams, which are directed at the ...