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ThermoMicroscopes Corporate Contact: Paul West, (408) 747-1600, paulw@thermomicro.com
Media Contact: Donna Bakale, Technical Marketing Programs, (408)
737-0285, donna@technicalmarketing.com
3rdTech Corporate Contact: Doug Schiff, (919) 929-1903, dbs@3rdtech.com
ThermoMicroscopes Announces Joint Marketing Agreement with 3rdTech
for NanoManipulator™ DP-100 Interface to Its Scanning Probe
Microscopes
The NanoManipulator DP-100 is an interactive visualization and
control system that provides force-feedback and 3D visualization of
samples during nano-manipulation.
June 30, Sunnyvale, CA —ThermoMicroscopes, a leading manufacturer
of scanning probe microscopes (SPM), announces a collaborative marketing
agreement with 3rdTech, Inc. and the availability of the
NanoManipulator DP-100 on ThermoMicroscopes’ SPMs. 3rdTech of
Chapel Hill, NC, is working to turn the most advanced technologies
emanating from the Computer Science Department at the University of
North Carolina into leading-edge products.
The NanoManipulator DP-100 enhances the power of ThermoMicroscopes™
SPMs by providing real-time visualization of samples during nano-manipulation.
Traditional SPMs do not offer dynamic visualization of samples during
nano-manipulation.
The NanoManipulator has been extensively used in research since 1992.
Studies have included mechanical and electrical properties of carbon
nanotubes, the spreading of melting polymers, the rupture strength of
DNA, the behavior of optically responsive materials under manipulation,
the strength of microtubules, voltage pulses on metals, and many other
exciting applications.
The NanoManipulator system uses the industry’s most advanced haptic
display device – a SensAble Technologies PHANTOM™ Desktop – to
provide continual force feedback for investigating and manipulating
samples. Unlike the visual display from an SPM, which cannot update
during sample manipulation, the haptic display provides continual
feedback on sample topography. This means the user can change the
position of the probe, while the SPM maintains quantitative force
control, and have precise knowledge of the location of the sample and
probe throughout. The system also adds complete session data archiving,
which can be used for playback, review, and re-analysis of archived
experimental data.
The NanoManipulator will be demonstrated at the August
Microscopy & Microanalysis meeting in Philadelphia and the Fall ACS
meeting in Washington. Further details may also be found by visiting the
3rdTech web site at www.3rdtech.com,
where many references illustrating the technique may be found.
ThermoMicroscopes was formed by the combination of Park Scientific
Instruments and TopoMetrix in October, 1998. ThermoMicroscopes designs
and manufactures scanning probe microscopes for customers in both
research and industry. With a portfolio of SPM intellectual property and
patents second only to that owned by the inventors of the technology,
IBM, ThermoMicroscopes is a world leader in innovative SPM technology.
ThermoMicroscopes is a subsidiary of Thermo Instruments Corporation,
which develops, manufactures, and markets precision imaging, inspection,
measurement, and temperature-control instrumentation. ThermoMicroscopes
joins over 300 other companies in the Thermo Electron family. Thermo
Electron (NYSE:TMO), a $3.6B, publicly traded company, is the world’s
largest supplier of analytical instruments. More information about
ThermoMicroscopes is available at www.thermomicro.com
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