World’s first remotely operated microscope commissioned by IIT Madras

Young Bites. Dated: 7/18/2018 11:22:41 AM


VK Gupta
Jammu, July 17
IIT Madras had made marvelous achievement in science by discovering world’s first remotely operated microscope worth Rs forty crores claimed to be the world's first of its kind, that would enable precise view of atoms of a material.
It will prove a stepping stone for research work carried out by scholars, researchers and scientists.It will also boost the morale of scientists doing research work carried out daily in their day to day life. With its microscopic view, the probe set up at the National Facility of Atom Probe Tomography will enable a three-dimensional (3D) atomic scale reconstruction. It will also provide atomic-scale insights into metallic materials thereby impacting a wide spectrum of industries ranging from steel to automobiles and energy to transportation sector.
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Madras has commissioned remotely operable Local Electrode Atom Probe (LEAP) microscope. It is claimed to be world’s first remotely operable LEAP microscope, as it can be remotely operated through special terminal by researchers divided geographically.
The remotely operable LEAP microscope has been developed in a collaborative exercise involving eight top research institutions in country, spearheaded by IIT-M. Other partner institutions are IITs of Bombay, Delhi, Kanpur, Kharagpur and Ropar, International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI) and Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS). This is the first time eight top research institutions in the country have collaborated to establish such a platform at a cost of nearly Rs. 40 crore, spearheaded by IIT Madras. The Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS) had contributed Rs. 3 crore. The remaining funds came from the the Department of Science and Technology under Nano-mission.LEAP is high-performance microscope that can provide a precise atom-by-atom view of materials. It provides atomic-scale insights into metallic, which will influence wide spectrum of industries ranging from steel to automobiles and energy to transportation sector. It will also give major thrust to research in nanotechnology, among other fields.
The government would announce policies on maintenance and sharing of science infrastructure, such as the LEAP, across the country so that they can be used by a large number of people carrying research in nanotechnology. LEAP is expected to impart a major thrust to research in nanotechnology.

 

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