Nuclear fusion, which operates on the same principle that powers the sun, is expected to become a sustainable energy source for the future. To achieve fusion power generation, it is essential to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Physicists have turned a long-standing imaging workhorse into a kind of nanoscale chisel, using a razor-precise ion beam to carve intricate three-dimensional structures directly out of single crystals ...

Members of the research team at the heavy ion gantry of the Heidelberg Ion-Beam Therapy Centre. Left to right: Simon Jolly, Joao Seco, Laurent Kelleter, Lennart Volz and Raffaella Radogna. (Courtesy: ...

Traditional methods, such as mechanical polishing and chemical etching, can introduce unwanted artifacts, surface damage, or thermal effects that compromise imaging accuracy and detail. That’s where ...