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  Agar Scientific acquires London Resin Company

London Resin has developed and supplied acrylic resins for microscopists since 1980, and this acquisition will ensure continued manufacture and supply of the complete product range. London Resin’s specially formulated, high quality microscopy resins combine low viscosity, low toxicity and ease of use, and are considered the industry standard for many applications....

 

  Agar Scientific launches uranium-free UA-Zero

Agar Scientific has unveiled the latest addition to its range of microscopy stains, UA-Zero® EM Stain, a non-radioactive alternative to the traditional Uranyl Acetate. UA-Zero is a direct replacement for Uranyl Acetate, offering comparable results from the same standard processes, while simultaneously eliminating the safety and logistical issues associated with stains derived from uranium....

 

  New! CorrStub SEM Specimen Stub for Correlative Microscopy and GSR Analysis

CorrStub™ specimen Introducing CorrStub™ - a unique range of SEM specimen stubs designed specifically for repeatable analysis over the same reference point

Combinations of techniques such as SEM and light microscopy are often used to determine complete characterisation of specimens. With this in mind Agar Scientific have developed the new CorrStub™ specimen stub....

 

  Management buyout at Agar Scientific

The management team at microscopy consumables company Agar Scientific Ltd. is delighted to announce the successful completion of a management buyout of the business from Elektron Technology PLC.

The management buyout has been led by Darren Likely, Managing Director, Rob Yeo, Operations Director and Paul Light, Finance Director with the support and guidance of Foresight Group, a leading private equity firm, RBS bank and Haines Watts Corporate Finance. Agar Scientific specialises in electron microscopy consumables and accessories....

 

  Agar Scientific installs new scanning electron microscope, setting a new standard for quality control

Cutting-edge TESCAN VEGA3 SEM provides in-house quality control testing of Agar calibration standards and microscopy consumables

A tin-on-carbon test specimenAgar Scientific, a leading supplier of microscopy equipment and consumables, has installed a brand new scanning electron microscope at its Stansted headquarters. The new SEM will allow Agar to further increase the standard of its quality control procedures, giving customers complete confidence in the products that the company supplies....

 

  Queensgate Microscopy Products Newly Featured On Agar Scientific Website

Queensgate Instrument’s latest state-of-the art nanopositioning stages for high resolution microscopy are now available on the New Agar Scientific website.

queensgate logoThe XYZ systems offer best-in-class stability for SPM and AFM applications, while the OSM objective scanner and SSM sample scanners use Queensgate’s patented Dual Sensor Technology™ to ‘self-tune’ – optimising performance as loads change without operator intervention. Unlike traditional strain gauge products, all Queensgate stages use a capacitive sensor position feedback to deliver the highest accuracy and stability available...

 

  Agar provides improved standards for AFM with Geller NIST and NPL-traceable calibration samples

Agar Scientific, a leading supplier of microscopy accessories and consumables, provides NIST and NPL traceable Certified Reference Materials from Geller Microanalytical Laboratory.

NIST NPL traceable Certified Reference Standards for AFMAs a leading supplier of accessories for microscopy, Agar Scientific has long been known for the quality of its wide range of calibration standards for Electron Microscopy. For AFM users, the Geller reference standards MRS-3, 4 and 5 are a series of high quality standards that are NIST/NPL traceable. They allow the accurate calibration of scanning probe instruments such as STM and AFM...

 

  Agar announces the Kleindiek Nanotechnik positioning tools are now available for use with benchtop SEM systems

Agar Scientific, a leading supplier of microscopy accessories and consumables, announces that Kleindiek Nanotechnik's micro-manipulation, nano-positioning and probing tools are now available for use in most benchtop scanning electron microscopes

Kleindiek Nanotechnik PS2 Prober Shuttle mounted in a TM3000 benchtop SEMAgar Scientific have been serving microscopists with the supply of accessories and consumables for more than forty years. Together with Kleindiek Nanotechnik, Agar supplies a range of micro-manipulation, nano-positioning and probing systems for users in academic research and industry. The latest development is the introduction of Kleindiek's micromanipulators and prober shuttles for use with benchtop SEMs...

 

  Diatome's latest range of diamond knives is available from Agar Scientific

Agar Scientific, a leading supplier of microscopy accessories and consumables, is excited to provide the latest products from the world-leading brand of diamond knives, Diatome

A selection of diamond knife products from Diatome available in the UK from Agar Scientific

Agar Scientific have been serving microscopists with the supply of accessories and consumables for forty years while Diatome has been the leading brand of diamond knives for even longer. As a major distributor, Agar Scientific is pleased to continue its long association with Diatome offering both new and re-sharpened knives. As well benefiting from attractive pricing on new knives, users may also trade-in old diamond knives from any manufacturer...

 

  Agar Scientific rewards imaging ability at emc2012

Agar Scientific, a leading supplier of microscopy accessories and consumables, recently took part at the UK's largest ever microscopy event – emc2012, the 15th European Microscopy Congress. Here, the company reports on results of two microscopy imaging competitions

Agar Scientific have been serving microscopists with the supply of accessories and consumables for forty years. In celebration of this anniversary, the company ran a photographic competition at the European Microscopy Congress in Manchester. Entrants were given the opportunity to test their knowledge and imagination. The goal was to identify twenty colour enhanced micrographs from the world of microscopy. Clues to each image were provided and two of the entrants got the maximum score...

 

  Agar Scientific highlights SMART TEM Grids from Dune Sciences for research applications Agar Scientific, a leading supplier of microscopy accessories and consumables, reports on the SMART GridsTM for TEM work developed and manufactured by Dune Sciences.

Trapping nanoparticles Agar Scientific is a market leader in the supply of high quality accessories to assist with sample handling for the microscopy market serving a very broad range of application areas. Successful Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) depends upon the quality of the specimen prepared and the ability to successfully reproduce samples for analysis. Until recently, "success" was a relative term and an elusive target. Conventional TEM grids could work but it was often a cumbersome process resulting in a lack confidence in the results...

 

  Agar Scientific announces new highly concentrated colloidal gold for research applications BBI colloidal goldAgar Scientific, a leading supplier of microscopy accessories and consumables, announces a new range of highly concentrated gold colloidal nanoparticles from British Biocell International (BBI). Agar Scientific is a market leader in the supply of high quality accessories to assist with sample handling for the microscopy market serving a very broad range of application areas. One of these ranges is the gold nanoparticles produced by BBI...

 

  Agar Scientific announces the Kleindiek Nanotechnik Lift-Out Shuttle for use with electron microscopes. Kleindiek NanoTechnik Lift-Out Shuttle module for TEM useAgar Scientific, a leading supplier of microscopy accessories and consumables, announces the convenient Lift-Out Shuttle from Kleindiek Nanotechnik for electron microscopists. Agar Scientific is a market leader in the supply of high quality accessories to assist with sample handling for the electron microscopy market. Working with leading German manufacturer of precision manipulation products, Kleindiek Nanotechnik, Agar are pleased to offer the Lift-Out Shuttle, LOS, for the UK and Irish markets...

 

  Agar Scientific announces new products from the SIMPore range of precision membrane accessories for electron microscopists Schematic of the SIMPore TEMVu™ slide system shown on an inverted microscope stage Agar Scientific, a leading supplier of microscopy accessories and consumables, announces new products from the SIMPore range of precision membranes for electron microscopists. Agar Scientific is a market leader in the supply of high quality accessories to assist with sample preparation for electron microscopy. As applications become more challenging, the sample preparation process has to be rapid, accurate, consistent and reproducible...

 

  Agar Scientific announces Fischione The Fischione Instruments 1050 TEM Mill available in the UK & Ireland from Agar Scientific Agar Scientific, a leading supplier of microscopy accessories and consumables, announces the new 1050 TEM Mill from Fischione Instruments to provide tabletop precision preparation for producing high-quality TEM samples for a wide variety of applications...

 

  Agar Scientific offers broad range of substrates for SPM use Special gold coated glass substrates are well-suited for flame annealing to produce an atomically flat surface Agar Scientific, a leading supplier of microscopy accessories and consumables, is pleased to announce their broad range of sample substrates for use by the SPM community. SPM researchers are often faced with the challenge of obtaining substrates for their work quickly and cost-effectively. Agar offers an easy, one-stop solution, offering a broad range of different materials to the needs of applications from biology and the life sciences through to the materials sciences...

 

  Agar Scientific announces the availability of SMART Grids from Dune Sciences Inc.

Schematic to illustrate functionality of a Dune BioGrid™ capturing specific viruses Agar Scientific, a leading supplier of microscopy accessories and consumables, announce .their appointment by Dune Sciences for the supply of SMART GridsTM to simplify nano- and bioanalysis sample preparation. SMART Grids set new standards for accurate, reproducible, and simple sample preparation for TEM, SEM and AFM

 

  Agar Scientific announces Fischione The Fischione Instruments 1060 SEM Mill available in the UK & Ireland from Agar Scientific Agar Scientific, a leading supplier of microscopy accessories and consumables, announces the new 1060 SEM Mill from Fischione Instruments to provide tabletop precision preparation for producing high-quality SEM samples for a wide variety of applications.

 

  Agar Scientific announces custom manufactured silicon devices for microscopists from TEMwindows A custom-processed wafer from TEMwindows Agar Scientific, a leading supplier of microscopy accessories and consumables, announces a customer wafer fabrication service from their US-based partners, TEMwindows.

 

  Agar Scientific announces the new, versatile Fischione cleaning solution for electron microscopists The Fischione Instruments 1070 NanoClean system available in the UK & Ireland from Agar Scientific Agar Scientific, a leading supplier of microscopy accessories and consumables, announces the new 1070 NanoClean system from Fischione Instruments.

 

  Agar Scientific announces the new Labcut 150 low speed diamond saw Agar Scientific, a leading supplier of microscopy accessories and consumables, announce the availability of the new Labcut 150 low speed diamond saw for sample preparation.

 

  Agar Scientific releases their latest catalogue of accessories for microscopy at MicroScience 2010 Agar Scientific chose the RMS' biannual conference & exhibition, MicroScience 2010, as the venue to launch their 8th comprehensive catalogue of accessories for microscopy.

 

  Kleindiek Nanotechnik present talks on in situ force measurements and new methods of micromanipulation at MicroScience 2010 Agar Scientific announce that their German partners in microscopy, Kleindiek Nanotechnik, will be giving two presentations at MicroScience 2010 on June 29th.

 

  Kleindiek Nanotechnik Agar Scientific is pleased to announce the availability of the SuperFlat AFM from Kleindiek to combine the imaging power of SEM and AFM.

 

 

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