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- 5 common mistakes to avoid in presentations & papers
- AFM image analysis: a comprehensive guide
- Build a 3D model from standard SEM images
- Freeform surfaces: can I calculate surface texture?
- How can I be sure my results can be trusted?
- How is surface texture indicated on drawings?
- How stable is my surface texture evaluation?
- Is my surface stochastic or deterministic?
- ISO standards: what is the GPS Matrix?
- Revision of ISO 25178-2: what’s coming?
- Surface texture parameters: why so complex?
- Turbo-charge your analysis with no-code automation
- What are multi-channel cubes?
- What are the differences between ISO 4287 and ISO 21920?
- What cut-off value should I use?
- What is a “shell” or freeform surface?
- What is a bandpass filter and should I use it?
- What is spectral analysis?
- What’s next for motifs parameters on profiles?
- What’s new in surface texture standardization?
- Add color to SEM images containing complex objects
- How can I characterize lateral features?
- What is the Sdr parameter and when can it be used?
- SEM image 3D reconstruction: what accuracy can I expect?
- Does it make sense to compare Ra and Sa values?
- Using a four-quadrant detector: how to give your SEM images a 3D upgrade
- 7 tips for producing SEM stereo pairs
- The delicate art of applying filters to a surface in order to prepare it for analysis
Video Tutorials
- Apply particle analysis as an image on a 3D view
- Demystifying AFM image analysis: a comprehensive guide
- Detect particles using the edge method
- Detect particles using the threshold method
- Getting started with Mountains® software
- How to achieve a 3D rendering of a single SEM image
- How to acquire a good pair of SEM images for 3D reconstruction
- How to analyze fibers in SEM images
- How to analyze particles in microscopy data
- How to apply a spatial filter on SPM data
- How to calculate step heights
- How to calculate surface roughness on SPM data
- How to colorize an SEM image and overlay it on a 3D reconstructed model
- How to correct line artifacts in SPM data
- How to customize operators and settings
- How to extract a profile or region of interest
- How to generate and manage histograms
- How to import data in MountainsSPIP®
- How to measure distances, angles and coordinates
- How to perform 3D reconstruction with a pair of SEM images
- How to perform basic contour analysis on a height profile
- How to perform basic contour analysis on a planar contour
- How to perform correlative analysis with data from multiple techniques
- How to perform flattening on SPM data
- How to perform leveling on SPM data
- How to remove isolated artifacts from SPM data
- Masking features with Particle Analysis
- Measuring depth on a 3D reconstructed model of SEM data
- Multi-channel data: how to study correlations
- Options for displaying your data in 2D and 3D
- Overview of the Particle Analysis Study
- Particle classification using skeletonization on fiber-like structures
- Partitioning SPM data based on height values
- Performing particle classification
- Performing roughness analysis on a 3D reconstructed model of SEM data
- Speed up your analysis with SmartFlows
- SPM image processing in practice
- The MountainsSPIP® interface
- Threshold & splitting contiguous particles
- Using different channels for detection & calculation
- Using statistical tools
- What is contour analysis in Mountains®?
- What is watershed detection and how can I use it?
- What kind of surfaces can be analyzed with the Particle Analysis tool?
- First project with Mountains® software
- How to use operators in Mountains®
- How to use studies in Mountains®
- All about documents in Mountains®
- The Mountains® workflow
- How to colorize SEM images with Mountains® image analysis software
- 3D reconstruction from a pair of SEM images with Mountains® software
- 3D reconstruction from four SEM images with Mountains® software
- How to remove outliers with Mountains® surface analysis software
- Automation features in Mountains® software
- Colorize complex SEM images with Mountains®
Optional Modules
- Advanced Topography Module
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- Critical Dimensions & Trenches Module
- Fiber Analysis Module
- IV Spectroscopy Module
- Lens Analysis Module
- Shell CAD Compare Module
- Shell Topography Module
- Thickness Analysis Module
- Advanced Profile Module
- Contour Analysis Module
- Advanced Contour Analysis Module
- Scale-sensitive Analysis Module
- Lead Analysis (Twist) Module
- Automotive Module
- Fourier & Wavelets Module
- Spectroscopy Module
- 4D Surface Change Module
- Force Curve Analysis Module
- Colocalization Module
- Particle Analysis Module
- Shell Extension Module
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- Forum des Microscopies à Sondes Locales
- Forum des Microscopies à Sondes Locales (canceled)
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- 33rd Control Trade Fair
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- JASIS – Japan Analytical & Scientific Instruments Show
- International Microscopy Congress (IMC19)
- Microscopy & Microanalysis 2018
- 32nd Control
- Forum des Microscopies à Sonde Locale
- Nano Tech 2018
- MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit 2017
- Japan Analytical & Scientific Instruments Show (JASIS) 2017
- Microscopy & Microanalysis 2017
- Control 2017
Stories
- 2D functional analysis of automotive surfaces
- 3D profilometry for quality control of pharmaceutical tablets
- AFM image analysis: determining surface quality of cap layers in superconductors
- Analyzing data from a large-scale multi-instrument project
- Analyzing photoelectron spectroscopic measurements
- Analyzing silicon strain with Raman spectroscopy
- Assessing the role of formulation spreading in sunscreen efficacy
- Assessing the tribological interface of mechanical parts
- Characterizing antimicrobial surface topography
- Correlating AFM, SEM & EDX data for nanoparticle analysis
- Correlative microscopy enables comprehensive analysis of geological samples
- Detecting tooth enamel erosion
- Ear bone erosion: SEM image 3D reconstruction helps identify cells responsible
- Exploring hyperspectral maps of 2D materials
- Force spectroscopy: strengthening polylactic acid polymers by calcification
- How can color segmentation complement topographical analysis?
- Imaging fish scale topography in situ
- Intra-oral scanners for tooth erosion quantification
- Investigating next-gen engine components at the nanoscale
- Multi-perspective characterization of tool performance
- Pioneering the nanoscale exploration of biomolecules and materials
- Quantifying use-wear on quartzite stone tools
- Quantitative mapping of mechanical and viscoelastic properties at the nanoscale
- Revealing diet from tooth wear surfaces in wild chimpanzees
- Revealing key topographic parameters in surface bacterial adhesion
- SEM analysis for improved wound care in burn patients
- SEM image 3D reconstruction of laser-structured surfaces
- Snow surfaces investigated in situ on ski friction
- Using 3D reconstruction of SEM images to reverse-engineer the human ovary
- Using microwear analysis to understand what T-rex ate
- Using new dedicated tools for enhanced analysis of force curves
- Using surface metrology to understand prehistoric human behavior
- Toward improved integration of bioceramic implants
- Quality control of plastic graining on dashboard
- Bio-fuels research – fat stored in bacteria
- Contour analysis of an automotive component
- Analyzing roughness of glass subjected to acid attacks
- Functional analysis of lubrication zones on a motor cylinder
- Studying solid electrolytes on high temperature fuel cells
- Understanding stem cell structure: a new method
- Microcomponents – measuring surface roughness
- Characterizing the silicon dangling bond
- Semiconductors: characterizing 3D structures at the nanoscale
- Understanding how Neolithic objects were manufactured
- Failure analysis in optoelectronic devices
- Solar cell pyramids – visualization of 3D surface topography
- Characterization of metal & alloy defects
- Uncovering the huge potential of graphene oxide membranes
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