Benefits of scientific cooperation under the microscope

By bringing together experts in electron microscopy, ESTEEM2 has helped open up this cutting edge discipline to the wider research community.

An EU-funded project has brought together some of Europe’s leading electron microscopy facilities in order to provide tailored access to academic and industrial partners. This cross-border collaboration has helped to open up new research avenues that were not available before, and underlined again the strength of European research cooperation.

Electron microscopy uses a beam of electrons to create an image of an object. These microscopes are used to investigate the ultrastructure of a wide range of biological and inorganic specimens including microorganisms, cells, large molecules, biopsy samples, metals, and crystals. Industrially, the electron microscope is often used for quality control and failure analysis. Modern electron microscopes produce electron micrographs using specialised digital cameras and frame grabbers to capture the image.

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