Titan helps enlighten

has unveiled one of the

’s most powerful microscopes, the Titan 80-300 S/TEM from FEI. It is the world’s most powerful commercially-available scanning/transmission electron microscopes and one of the only instruments capable of viewing and analyzing individual atoms and the bonds which join them.

The Titan’s capabilities enable researchers to ‘see’ the detail of atoms’ interfaces, structures, boundaries and defects in a wide range of materials. According to a statement, this will lead to a greater understanding of the chemical, biological, structural, electronic or magnetic properties in a number of materials and structures for the development and commercialization of new nano-enabled technologies.

The UK’s first Titan allows the London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN), an interdisciplinary collaboration between Imperial College London and University College London (UCL), to provide a world-class nano-characterisation facility for the first time. LCN can now offer scientists the opportunity to view and analyse material at a resolution smaller than half a nanometre.