Microscopy Congress: NMI researchers present their findings

NMI delegation in Copenhagen: A total of seven scientists attended the European Microscopy Congress (EMC) last week. The conference focused on the versatility of applications and research areas in electron microscopy in the fields of life sciences and materials science. NMI researchers contributed to both areas with lectures and poster presentations.

For example, Teresa Tang presented her findings on the production of solid-state nanopores in silicon nitride and 2D materials such as graphene on a poster. These nanopores are used, among other things, to recognize individual molecules such as DNA, RNA or proteins and are part of the nanodiagBW project.

Clementine Warres and Philipp Albrecht from the NMI's Nanoanalytics Center presented their newly developed, evacuable glovebox, which, unlike classic gloveboxes, also prevents nitrogen accumulation - an attractive feature for battery research, for example.

Marco Kögel is active in battery research. He is developing an in-situ model system to mimic the behavior of Ca-S batteries. Using atomic-resolution transmission electron microscopy, the aim is to uncover key chemical or structural mechanisms of battery charging and discharging processes.

“The contact with customers, manufacturers, researchers and institutes shows that we are on a par with current developments with our applications, projects and analytical possibilities,” said the scientists, drawing a positive conclusion. And in Copenhagen, they gained valuable insights into the direction in which research will develop.