Oct 15 2014
Nanotronics Imaging, a provider of advanced nanoimaging solutions, has unveiled its latest computer-controlled microscope, the nSPEC® 3D at the 2014 International Elastomer Conference organized by the American Chemical Society in Nasheville, Tennessee, between October 14 and 16.
The nSPEC® 3D features high quality optical lenses combined with custom 3D-printed hardware, artificial intelligence and advanced computer pattern recognition algorithms to record nanoscale 3D images in addition to structure classification data and quantitative results.
The microscope will find applications in biopharmaceuticals, semiconductors, and other materials industries to rapidly and efficiently develop advanced materials through sophisticated imaging techniques.
The nSPEC® 3D was actually developed to resolve the complications involved in the process of high throughput imaging of complex materials, such as automatic interpretation of 3D image features and capturing of repeatable topography maps.
The strength of the nSPEC® 3D is to provide nanoscale interpretation of complex materials in an easily understandable and accessible way at a low cost, with the help of advancements in real-time analysis and hardware and imaging techniques.
Flow Polymers, a leading manufacturer of additives and dispersions was the first to use the microscope for improving the performance of chemical dispersions. The nSPEC® 3D is the first-of-its-kind instrument that aids in optimizing uniformity, service life and performance of the products in various industries.
Mari Kussman and Francis Bitonti, renowned designers from New York fabricated the nSPEC® 3D along with the Nanotronics team. The team will be demonstrating the microscope by manipulating the 3D landscapes of elastomer samples using Leap Motion gesture control and Oculus Virtual Reality, at the conference.