Year: 2011
Type: article
Abstract: As microscopes have become more complex, they have become more specialized.Due to the expense of these instruments, not every laboratory that has a need for a specific feature on a microscope can afford such a machine.This has led to an increase in collaborative funding for instrumentation, with the instrument residing in one centralized facility.With this increased instrument complexity comes an increased sensitivity to the local environment of the microscope.For environmental effects such as thermal fluctuations, pressure fluctuations, air flow, mechanical vibrations and acoustic noise the operator is a major source.Remote operation of these instruments allows the microscope to be placed in the best possible environment while the operator can remain separated, in a comfortable environment.This ensures that the newest generation of microscopes can achieve their full potential.
Source: Microscopy and Microanalysis
Institutions: JEOL (United States), JEOL (Japan)
Language: English
Subfield: Structural Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2012238043