March 19, 2007, Peabody, Mass. — JEOL USA hosted the spring meeting of the New England Society for Microscopy (NESM) at its Peabody, Massachusetts headquarters on Thursday, March 15. NESM, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, is a local affiliate of the Microscopy Society of America (MSA). The organization held its first inaugural meeting in 1967... Read more
March 12, 2007, Peabody, MA — A new thermal field emission analytical SEM from JEOL, the JSM-7001F, acquires high resolution micrographs at up to 1,000,000X for applications ranging from semiconductor, metals, minerals, materials, and ceramics, to non-conductive biological samples. The JSM-7001F features a unique in lens field emission gun that delivers more than 200 nA of... Read more
February 13, 2007, Peabody, MA – The high spatial resolution and flexibility of the JEOL Beam Tracer allows this new failure analysis tool to precisely locate and mark defect sites in multi-layer semiconductor devices. The Beam Tracer images marginal and failed interconnects and junctions through several complex layers. It allows measurement of individual transistors, performs... Read more
January 16, 2007, Peabody, MA — For the first time in its 50+ year history, JEOL USA will be exhibiting at the IPC Printed Circuits Expo/APEX (February 18-22, 2007, Los Angeles, CA). JEOL USA will showcase an argon ion beam cross section polisher (CP) for specimen preparation prior to high magnification imaging with the scanning... Read more
November 28, 2006 (Peabody, Mass.) — JEOL USA Inc. today announced that the DART™ (Direct Analysis in Real Time) technology for open-air mass spectrometry has been awarded U.S. Patent No. 7,112,785 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark office. The patent covers the method of ionization of the DART process. This is the second U.S. patent... Read more
November 9, 2006 (Peabody, Mass.) — JEOL USA introduces the latest in imaging technology and microscopy automation with its new 120 kV high resolution Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM). This versatile instrument, the model JEM-1400, is optimized for biological, polymer, and materials research, combining both imaging and cryomicroscopy excellence. High contrast resolution is assured at 0.38nm... Read more
November 9, 2006 (Peabody, Mass.) — JEOL USA announced that it will deliver the first of its new 120kV Transmission Electron Microscopes (TEMs) to Georgia Institute of Technology in January 2007. The JEOL JEM-1400 is a versatile, compact TEM, optimized for biological, polymer, and materials research and designed for Cryo-EM applications. The TEM will be... Read more
August 9, 2006, Peabody, Mass. — A new technical paper describes the use of direct analysis in real time (AccuTOF-DART™) mass spectrometry for rapid screening and analysis of counterfeit drugs. In order to chemically fingerprint counterfeit anti-malarial drugs, Prof. Facundo Fernandez’ bioanalytical chemistry lab at Georgia Tech conducts experiments using novel mass spectrometry techniques. A... Read more
August 7, 2006, Peabody, Mass. — A new technical paper describes the use of direct analysis in real time (AccuTOF-DART™) mass spectrometry for writing ink analysis performed for forensic applications. Analysis of writing inks to authenticate documents is described in the Journal of Forensic Science, July 2006, Vol. 51, No. 4, pages 915-918 in “Differentiating... Read more
Peabody, Mass., July 25, 2006 — JEOL USA, the industry-leading supplier of electron microscopes, has installed a model JEM-2100 LaB6 Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) at Oklahoma State University’s new microscopy service laboratory. The lab, which will serve researchers from both the university and neighboring industry, hosted an open house to introduce their expanded facilities and... Read more