Medium Range Facilities

The LEICA DMi8 inverted bright field microscope (with the dimensions of 375 mm x 330 mm x 27 mm) enables time lapse imaging of cells and tissues in lab on chip and organ on chip devices, using an integrated incubator. The Time Lapse Microscopy platform high precision XYZ motorized stage allows acquisition of multiple regions, in order to monitor different experimental conditions over time.

The Ultrafast Transmission Electron Microscope at LUMiNaD is the first facility in Italy to couple a femtosecond laser with a transmission electron microscope, achieving simultaneous femtosecond temporal and sub nanometer spatial resolution. The cross scale approach of this instrument enables the investigation of ultrafast phenomena, such as the ultrafast dynamics of low-dimensional materials.

The Rigaku SmartLab SE is an X ray powder diffractometer for crystalline powders and thin films, featuring automatic alignment and a chamber for non-ambient experiments. This instrument enables powder diffraction under inert atmospheres up to 1 bar or under vacuum, with temperature control from 220 K to 500 K for in situ structural studies.

The RIGAKU Nano3DX is an X-ray microscope to measure large samples at high resolution. This is achieved with a high-power rotating anode X-ray source and a high-resolution complementary metal oxide semiconductor type detector. The instrument allows CT reconstruction, image processing, 3D quantitative analysis and it is characterized by a temperature control system and mechanical compression of sample.