Advanced In-Situ Nanomechanical Test Instrument

Bruker Nanosurfaces has announced the release of the Hysitron PI 89 SEM PicoIndenter, which provides nanomechanical testing capabilities inside a scanning electron miroscopy (SEM) at higher loads and in more extreme environments than previously possible. This will benefit researchers' understanding of the deformation mechanisms of high-strength materials.

The PI 89 SEM Picoindenter is the first in-situ instrument with two rotation and tllt stage configuations. This enables flexible sample positioning toward the electron column for top-dwn imaging, tilting toward the FIB column for milling, spindle rotation for crystallographic alignment, and compatibiltiy with a wide range of detectors to enable structure-property correlation of complex materials.