The microscope can shoot a new type of chemical reaction in real time

Most modern microscopes (some of which are very complex systems) is very good, but they can only be used for static "pictures". The scale of human immersion in the microcosm can not help but admire, but also the speed of the systems of this type is not too high. This is - an obstacle, for example, for video of chemical reactions.

Until recently, it was simply impossible. However, the MIT scientists managed to create a system prototype of an atomic force microscope, which works 2000 times faster than any commercial product. And videos of the chemical reaction already managed to get (to continue). "People can see, for example, condensation, dissolution or loss of material in the sediment in real time", - said the representative of the project team, Professor Kamal Youcef-Toumi (Kamal Youcef-Toumi).

To create a demo команда calcite dissolved the sample with a size of 70 * 70 microns with an acid. Microscope while filming the process of destruction of calcite crystals in near real time. With regard to conventional microscope of this type, such a system requires approximately 10 minutes for scanning and imaging.



The whole system consists of two scanners: a small and fast and large, slow but powerful. Together, these scanners can be 3D picture of what is happening in a few minutes. It scans a new tool with the speed of about 4000 lines per second. Video is not perfect, because fps - 10 in all, but enough to observe the chemical reaction.

The system helps researchers visualize chemical reactions, and this will, in turn, accelerate the development of the same batteries, medical technology and more. Now the project team working on the acceleration of your system, improving it in such a way as to achieve 30 fps, or even higher.

Source: geektimes.ru/post/267734/