Asylum Research,
the technology leader in scanning probe/atomic force microscopy
(AFM/SPM), in collaboration with LENS (Laboratory for Energy and
Nano Science), MASDAR Institute of Science and Technology, was
recently invited to showcase the MFP-3D AFM at the World Future
Energy Summit (WFES) 2010 in Abu Dhabi.
The WFES is the most important meeting of its kind for
discussion of world future energy needs and solutions. The event
was attended by government officials, industry leaders, policy
makers, investors, activists, and scientists from more than 130
countries where they discussed the challenges of rising energy
demands and viewed new technologies that will help to achieve a
cleaner and more sustainable future.
The MFP-3D took center stage at the MASDAR Institute booth where
attendees to the conference were able to see the AFM in action and
discover the wide range of AFM applications for
alternative/renewable energy applications. Asylum Research UK
Applications Scientist, Dr. Mick Phillips, in charge of the AFM
during the conference, commented: "The Atomic Force Microscope will
be pivotal in the area of alternative/renewable energy research in
the coming years, not only for characterising surface morphologies
of these novel materials, but also to provide information as to the
efficiency and viability of the materials via new electrical
characterization techniques available on the MFP-3D."
Added Dr. Matteo Chiesa, Head of LENS at the MASDAR Institute of
Science and Technology, "We are proud to attend the World Future
Energy Summit 2010 here in Abu Dhabi. The research we are carrying
out at LENS is critical to the development of new materials that
will meet the challenge of rising energy demands and allow for more
efficient energy production. The MFP-3D AFM allows us to carry out
some of the most advanced research necessary to assess the
properties of the energy harvesting materials produced at LENS and
our collaboration with Asylum Research is vital for pursuing our
goals in the field."
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