A reminder that some of the most beautiful images aren't taken with a camera, they're captured through a microscope. 

The Cornell Daily Sun recently published an article about the development of the EMPAD and the EMPAD 2 (Electron Microscopy Pixel Array Detector) which was created by Professor Sol Gruner and Professor David Muller. 

New Instrument: We now have a new Keyence profilometer that is replacing both the AlphaStep stylus profilometer and the older Keyence system. The new instrument can be found in Clark Hall, room D15. Alicia Tripp (amt342@cornell.edu) is the primary contact and Steve Kriske (kriske@cornell.edu) is the secondary contact. 

New Instrument Alert: Xeus is up and running!The Tescan Amber X Plasma FIB (PFIB) is in Physical Sciences Building (PSB), room B95. The main contact for this instrument is Phil Carubia (pmc228@cornell.edu), and the secondary contact is Malcolm (Mick) Thomas (mt57@cornell.edu). 

The winners of the Cornell Imaging Contest 2026 have been announced!

Cornell researchers have developed a new way to create moiré patterns – atomic-scale structures that can give materials unusual quantum behaviors – without relying on the difficult-to-control twisting and stacking methods traditionally used.

Cornell researchers have developed a new type of computing device that stores information electrically but reads it through tiny mechanical motion, an unusual approach that could open a path toward more energy-efficient hardware for artificial intelligence and scientific computing.

If you’ve captured a beautiful or interesting image (optical, scanning probe, electron microscopy, microCT or anything small), submit it for a chance to win prizes, be featured, and showcase your work!

Cornell researchers developed a low-cost, high-performance fuel cell using a carbon-coated nickel catalyst, replacing expensive precious metals while surpassing DOE power density targets.

Cornell researchers have used high-resolution 3D imaging to detect, for the first time, the atomic-scale defects in computer chips that can sabotage their performance.