The most powerful microscope in the world
At the McMaster University in Canada, a new microscope has been installed last year. It is the most powerful microscope in the world and it’s about to make Canada the leader in nanotechnology research.
TITAN 80-300 Cubed was built by FEI, a company from Holland. The production was very expensive (topping $15 million), but it’s use justified all the expenses. The quantity of products that can be examined by using this „machine“ is enormous. It is used for several research areas, such as drug delivery, solar cells and more.
„What the Hubble telescope is for the atomic level, Titan is for the nano level.“ says Gianluigi Botton of McMaster University. „We are the only university in the world who’s got this kind of microscope. It is very powerful and it’s very useful to us.“
„This is making Canada the leader of the fast-growing nanotechnology research.“ say McMaster University representatives.
