July 13, 2022 Microscopy Product Launch

New Cypher L Atomic Force Microscope Provides Higher Resolution and a Simpler User Experience for Core Nanoscience Research Fields

July 13, 2022 (Santa Barbara, CA) Oxford Instruments Asylum Research today announced the launch of the new Cypher L atomic force microscope (AFM). Based on the acclaimed high-performance Cypher AFM platform, the Cypher L is designed for researchers who need core AFM capabilities in research markets including polymers, 2D materials, quantum technology, and energy storage.... Read more

April 29, 2021 Microscopy Product Launch

New Cypher VRS1250 Video-Rate Atomic Force Microscope Enables True Video-Rate Imaging at up to 45 Frames per Second

29 Apr April 27, 2021 (Santa Barbara, CA) Oxford Instruments Asylum Research today announced the launch of the new Cypher VRS1250 video-rate atomic force microscope (AFM). Twice as fast as the first-generation Cypher VRS, the new AFM enables scan rates up to 1250 lines/second and frame rates up to 45 frames/second. This new higher speed... Read more

June 10, 2020 Microscopy Product Launch

New Relate Software for Correlative Imaging with Atomic Force Microscopy and Electron Microscopy

June 10, 2020 (Santa Barbara, CA).  Oxford Instruments Asylum Research is pleased to announce the release of the new “Relate” software package for correlative imaging with Asylum Research AFMs, electron microscopes, and Oxford Instruments NanoAnalysis EDS and EBSD detectors. The Relate software makes it simple to correlate, visualise, and analyse the multitude of image data... Read more

May 13, 2020 M&A, Partnerships Microscopy

Asylum Research and Covalent Metrology Collaborate to Promote Industrial Applications of Advanced Atomic Force Microscopy

Partnership Includes Providing Services to Leading Edge Biotech Researchers Santa Barbara, CA and Sunnyvale, CA, May 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Oxford Instruments Asylum Research and Covalent Metrology Services announced today that the two companies have signed a joint collaboration aimed at further developing and promoting commercial applications for several advanced modes of atomic force microscopy (AFM). Oxford Instruments Asylum... Read more

July 24, 2018 Microscopy Product Launch

New Asylum Research AFM Accessory Enables Advanced Magnetics ResearchUnder Both In-Plane and Out-of-Plane Applied Magnetic Fields

24 Jul Understanding and characterizing magnetic properties at the nanoscale is one of the key challenges in developing next-generation data storage and logic elements. The new Variable Field Module (VFM4) accessory for Asylum Research MFP-3D Atomic Force Microscopes (AFMs) enables measurements under applied in-plane and out-of-plane magnetic fields in order to better understand their effects on nanoscale... Read more

January 17, 2018 Microscopy Product Launch

New Asylum Research MFP-3D Origin+ AFM Provides Higher Performance and Broader Capabilities at a Price Competitive with Most Low-Cost AFMs

17 January 2018 Oxford Instruments Asylum Research announces the new MFP-3D Origin+ Atomic Force Microscope (AFM). It joins Asylum’s Origin AFM family, which is optimized for researchers who require the performance and sophistication of a research-grade AFM within a constrained budget. The Origin+ complements the existing Origin AFM, featuring the same core performance but supporting a much... Read more

January 17, 2018 Microscopy Product Launch

New Asylum Research MFP-3D Origin+ AFM Provides Higher Performance and Broader Capabilities at a Price Competitive with Most Low-Cost AFMs

17 January 2018 Oxford Instruments Asylum Research announces the new MFP-3D Origin+ Atomic Force Microscope (AFM). It joins Asylum’s Origin AFM family, which is optimized for researchers who require the performance and sophistication of a research-grade AFM within a constrained budget. The Origin+ complements the existing Origin AFM, featuring the same core performance but supporting a much... Read more

February 1, 2017 Microscopy Product Launch

Oxford Instruments Asylum Research Announces the New Cypher VRS Video-Rate Atomic Force Microscope

01 February 2017 Oxford Instruments Asylum Research announces the new Cypher VRS Video-Rate AFM, the first and only full-featured video-rate atomic force microscope (AFM). The Cypher VRS sets a new benchmark for speed, enabling high resolution imaging of dynamic events at up to 625 lines/second, corresponding to about 10 frames per second. For comparison, this... Read more