Latest Updates
New Dates :: Refurbishment of the Materals Specimen Preparation Laboratory
Refurbishing work in our Materials Specimen Preparation Laboratory will commence soon. The facilities will be unavailable from 3–9 November.
Refurbishment of Room 112 (Imagelab) and Temporary Move of Skyscan MicroCT
In order to prepare room 112 to accommodate the new Xradia MicroCT & NanoCT instruments, refurbishment work will start on Monday 26 October. All equipment currently in this room will be relocated (see below). For the duration of the work, the Skyscan MicroCT will be moving to room 215 (Teaching Lab) where it will be fully operational.
New Homes for SPM and Light & Optical Microscopes
- The SPM is moving to room 111.
- Room 114 has been transformed to the new Light & Optical Laboratory. It houses the Nikon C1 Confocal (LIMO) as well as the light and optical microscopes formerly located in room 112.
- Room 112 (formerly called 'Imagelab') is being transformed to the new Computed Tomography & Reconstruction Laboratory once refurbishment has finished.
If you have any questions about any of the above, please call the Duty Microscopist, ph: 02 9351 7567.
******** IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR OUR USERS ********
EMU Planning Day, 20 November
On Friday 20 November 2009, all EMU staff will be off campus to hold a planning day. Please note that on this day, you will need to be a CAT 3 user to book instruments. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Christmas Holiday Shutdown Dates
The Unit will be closed to all users from 17 December 2009 to 4 January 2010, and will reopen on 5 January 2010. If you have any questions please speak to your EMU contact person or the Laboratory Manager, Ellie Kable, ph. 02 9351 7566.
Instrument News
VGSTEM HB601 temporarily offline
A water leak damaged some of the VG systems. The instrument is currently offline.
NSOM moved to Physics
The Ntegra Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscope (NSOM) has moved to the Physics department, but it is still available through our booking system. Please contact Enbang Li (ph. 02 9351 7687) if you require information about the instrument.
Three new TEMs for the EMU
The EMU is currently commissioning three new JEOL TEM instruments:
Nearing completion are the JEOL 1400 and JEOL 2200FS microscopes. The 1400 will be a general-use biological and materials microscope, which will operate at 120kV, feature bright-field STEM capabilities and digital acquisition of data.
The JEOL 2200FS is the first in-column energy-filtered instrument in Australia. It is featuring a 200kV field-emission gun with EDS, STEM (BF & HAADF) and is equipped with high-resolution digital imaging (Gatan Ultrascan 2k x 2k camera) capabilities. Energy filtering and EELS spectroscopy functionality are provided by the Omega filter. This instrument will offer tomography, high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy capabilities, predominantly for the study of materials.
The final new arrival is still in the early stages of installation. The JEOL2100 is a 200kV instrument, equipped with a LaB6 gun and a high-resolution digital camera (Gatan Ultrascan 2k x 2k). This instrument will be used predominantly for cryo-TEM of biological materials, including cryo-tomography. Further updates on these instruments will be posted as the commissioning progresses.
For more information on these TEMs please contact , ph. 02 9036 7633.
New Room Numbers for Madsen Building
Please be aware that the room numbering in Madsen Building has changed:
- Basement (B) is now called Level 1.
- Lower Ground (LG) is now called Level 2.
- Ground Floor (G) is now called Level 3.