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Understanding the microstructural origins of the mechanical behavior of materials has always been a core area of mechanical engineering and materials science. Renewed importance has been placed on mechanical behavior studies because the length scales of electronic and mechanical structures have decreased to nano-scale dimensions and are promising new generations of energy efficient nano-scale elec ...

The inability to dynamically image solid-state materials at atomic resolutions and perform spectroscopy at the same time in changing liquid and gas environments is a significant impediment to the advance of multiple areas of science. Recently Hummingbird Scientific has developed commercially viable in-situ continuous flow liquid and atmospheric pressure gas transmission electron microscope (TEM) s ...

Observing solid-liquid interfaces with high resolution is important for comprehension of physical, chemical and biological interactions between material and fluid. A more detailed knowledge of these interactions can substantially improve our understanding of the processes that occur during operation of catalysts and degradation of materials inside battery, as well as the operation of ...

This SBIR Phase I project will develop a microfluidic in-situ TEM specimen holder with accurate environmental parameter monitoring capabilities; The inability to dynamically image materials at atomic resolutions in changing liquid environments is a significant impediment to the advancement of physical, chemical, materials, biological and medical sciences. Currently, none of the results acquir ...

The inability to dynamically image solid-state materials at atomic resolutions and perform spectroscopy at the same time in changing liquid and gas environments is a significant impediment to the advance of multiple areas of science. Recently Hummingbird Scientific has developed commercially viable in-situ continuous flow liquid and atmospheric pressure gas transmission electron microscope (TEM) ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): To gain a comprehensive understanding of cellular structures and function, correlative light and electron microscopy has been widely utilized to facilitate the acquisition of both macroscopic view of the whole organismand the localization of single molecules or macromolecular complexes. However, current correlative microscopy solutions require extensive sample ...

Observing solid-liquid interfaces with high resolution is important for comprehension of physical, chemical, and biological interactions between material and fluid. A more detailed knowledge of these interactions can substantially improve our understanding of the processes that occur during operation of catalysts and degradation of materials inside battery, as well as the operation of biological s ...

The inability to dynamically image materials at atomic resolution in changing liquid environments is a significant impediment to the advancement of physical, chemical, biological, medical, and material sciences. Hummingbird Scientific, via its liquid cell holders, has greatly enhanced the ability of researchers to obtain transmission electron micrographs of materials at atomic resolution while in ...

The inability to dynamically imaging (electro)chemical processes at molecular/atomic resolutions and performing spectroscopy at the same time in changing liquid and gas environments has traditionally been a significant shortcoming of both transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and high resolution X-ray characterization. This lack of real-world environmental conditions around the sample has limited ...

Catalysts are crucial in accelerating many important industrial reactions that would otherwise be extremely slow or inefficient. This proposal focuses on the development of a tool that will allow high resolution electron microscopy images of photocatalytic processes to be captured. The results will allow scientists to design more efficient catalytic materials.