Bigger, cleaner, more specifically

2006/06/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

• Teknologia

They say it is the most accurate microscope ever developed. It is based on X-ray microtomography, like other microscopes, but gets larger, cleaner images. To do this, they have added a new technique: time delay integration. This technique corrects the imperfections of three-dimensional images obtained by x-rays gradually.

This microscope has been developed by teams from six British universities. And for countless applications: fossil analysis without rock separation, diagnosis in bones and teeth, knowledge of the behavior of metals at microscopic level, etc.