SEM stands for scanning electron microscope. The SEM is a microscope that uses electrons instead of light to form an image. Since their development in the early 1950's, scanning electron microscopes ...

If you want to build semiconductors at home, it seems like the best place to start might be to find a used scanning electron microscope on eBay. At least that’s how [Peter Bosch] kicked off his ...

The scanning electron microscope (SEM) is widely used in various fields of industry and science because it is one of the most versatile imaging and measurement tools.

SEM has a wide range of applications in pharmaceutical research and is frequently used to increase our understanding of drug-cell interactions.

Scientists require high-resolution imaging of plant cells to study everything from fungal infections to reproduction in maize. These images are captured with scanning electron microscopy (SEM ...

Ever wondered what a cat's tongue looks like under a microscope? Neither have we, until we came across a widely shared social media post of a magnified cat's tongue that looks like, well, a bunch ...

[Ben Krasnow] has recently completed a home-built scanning electron microscope and has posted a video of it in action on his blog. The build itself was done quite creatively using many off-the she… ...

The JEOL JSM-6500F is a Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FESEM) w/Electron Beam Lithography attachment, and Nanometer Pattern Generation Systems (NPGS). It offers high resolution images of ...

A scanning electron microscope, acquired in 2016 with a grant from the National Science Foundation, provides a powerful tool for students, faculty, and visiting researchers to study the structure and ...

The scanning electron microscope is used to image and analyze the surface of a sample. When examining fractured or cut surfaces and metallographically prepared sample surfaces, depending on the ...