New (cryo-)FIB monster at nanoGUNE - new opportunities and research prospectives

CIC nanoGUNE Seminars

Speaker

Dr. Evgenii Modin, CIC nanoGUNE & Ikerbasque Research Professor Nicola Abrescia, CIC bioGUNE

When

2022/04/25
11:00

Place

Online & nanoGUNE seminar room, Tolosa Hiribidea 76, Donostia - San Sebastian

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**New (cryo-)FIB monster at nanoGUNE** **new opportunities and research prospectives** Dr. Evgenii Modin, CIC nanoGUNE & Ikerbasque Research Professor Nicola Abrescia, CIC bioGUNE In November 2021, nanoGUNE was awarded by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Spanish Government a project grant for the acquisition of a new FIB. The equipment will be a state-of-the-art focused ion beam electron microscope, which will combine features that are not normally present together in a single instrument: an extensive set of detectors for materials science applications; Xe plasma ion source for high speed milling targeting for batteries sector and industry; TOF SIMS for isotope resolved elemental analysis; and a cryogenic setup, typically dedicated to biological applications. This combination of features in a single instrument will be unique in Europe and will provide new research opportunities in the **energy sector** , in **materials science related to low-temperature physics** , and in **biological sciences related to cryo-cell electron tomography**. In this seminar presentation, we will describe the technologies behind this new equipment and outline the new research lines (e.g. virus-cell infection structural studies lead by the Abrescia Lab at CIC bioGUNE). In conclusion, the new (cryo)-FIB will promote new interactions for the nanoGUNE scientists, and for the Basque and the Spanish research communities. **SPEAKERS** * Dr. Evgenii Modin, CIC nanoGUNE * Dr. Nicola GA Abrescia, Ikerbasque Research Professor at CIC bioGUNE **IN VIVO:** CIC nanoGUNE Tolosa Hiribidea, 76 20018 - Donostia/San Sebastian **ONLINE:** The seminar will be broadcasted live through nanoGUNE's youtube channel: * Live streaming link: [https://youtu.be/2Q7Egij0fs4](https://youtu.be/2Q7Egij0fs4) * CIC nanoGUNE YouTube Channel: [https://www.youtube.com/user/nanoGUNE](https://www.youtube.com/user/nanoGUNE)