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Microscopy labs
focus on the miniscule
The impressive range
of highly sensitive
equipment installed at
Adelaide Microscopy
allows researchers to
study miniscule nanomaterials right down to
the atomic level.
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he Core Microscopy Laboratories
at the University of Adelaide North
Terrace and Waite campuses
provide researchers with access to
the most technologically advanced
instrumentation for both microscopy
and microanalysis.
The North Terrace facility was upgraded
last year and named after alumnus
Emeritus Professor George Rogers who
helped pioneer the use of transmission
electron microscopes in Australia.
Now aged 88, George is still an active
user of the microscopy facilities and
mentors many current students.
Adelaide Microscopy has six new
laboratories in North Terrace including
a specially designed magnetically
shielded laboratory to house the
University9s $3.6 million atomic resolution
transmission electron microscope.
The 3.5 metre tall electron microscope
is a critical piece of research infrastructure
and is available to researchers and
industry for materials used in areas
such as renewable energy, advanced
manufacturing, mining and exploration.
In addition to the latest electron beam
technologies, Adelaide Microscopy
also offers optical, laser confocal,
multiphoton, in vivo, live cell and x-ray
CT imaging techniques.
