McMaster University Orders Two Titan™ S/TEMS

FEI Company (Hillsboro, OR) announced that McMaster University, based in Ontario, Canada, has ordered two FEI Titan™ S/TEM systems — the world’s first commercial systems capable of delivering sub-angstrom resolution — and a multi-year service contract to support them. In dollars, it is one of the largest orders in recent FEI history.

The two Titan systems will be installed at Canada’s National Facility for Ultrahigh-Resolution Electron Microscopy at McMaster University. The new, state-of-the-art facility will serve researchers from 24 universities across Canada, several national laboratories and partners from institutions around the world. Using the Titan’s aberration-corrected and monochromated technology, users of the systems at McMaster will conduct nanoscale research in a variety of areas including electronics, photonics, metallic alloys, drug delivery systems and energy-related materials including catalysts and battery materials, among others.

"We look forward to utilizing the advanced capabilities of these Titan systems in our new facility and developing a long-term partnership with FEI," said Dr. Gianluigi Botton, Canada Research Chair in Microscopy of Nanoscale Materials, and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at McMaster University. "The unique capabilities, combined with the very stable platform and achievable energy and spatial resolution of the Titans, should enable our researchers to make new discoveries. These instruments will put Canada in the enviable position of having the most comprehensive facilities in the world and will allow Canadian researchers and industry to develop new advanced materials."

The multi-million dollar project was funded through the Canada Foundation for Innovation, the province of Ontario, McMaster University and industry.

Since the introduction of the Titan S/TEM in August 2005, FEI has received orders for more than 30 systems and has increased Titan production to keep pace with market demand. The installation of the McMaster Titans is scheduled for the first quarter of 2007.

"We are very pleased that the Titan was selected to support the work of Canada’s premiere microscopy center at McMaster University," commented Rob Fastenau, senior vice president of FEI’s NanoResearch and Industry, and NanoBiology market divisions. "The groundbreaking capability of the Titan will enable prestigious institutions around the world to continue pushing the boundaries of nanoscale research and development."

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