Company offering free SEM samples

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By Matt Mets
Posted 2009/11/11 @ 9:53 am
Category Science

Wondering what something you own would look like under a scanning electron microscope, but don’t happen to have one in your garage? Well, then you might be interested in this intriguing offer from ASPEX: a complimentary SEM scan of your favorite object!

This looks like a really awesome service, however I am a bit suspicious- their sample photos are all high quality stock images, and there doesn’t seem to be a way to specify the orientation of the scan. Anyone want to try it out? Be sure to let us know your results!

[Thanks, Matt!]

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6 Responses to Company offering free SEM samples

CircuitGizmos on November 11th, 2009 at 11:40 am said:

I’m not sure what the black and white photos are all about, but that cat definitely is composed of a lot of moldy cheese.

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- Matt Mets on November 11th, 2009 at 11:51 am said:
  
  Huh, this definitely confirms some suspicions I had about the nature of felines!
  
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Nate on November 11th, 2009 at 12:24 pm said:

…is anyone else concerned with the idea of someone packaging their cat, and shipping it to some potentially seedy company?

I would NOT like to be the chap who has to operate the microscope that this particular kitty is under.

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SEMtime on November 11th, 2009 at 1:13 pm said:

once the chamber is pumped down the kitty gets very very quite. Who I’d hate to be is the person who opens the box once the kitty is returned.

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Rob on November 11th, 2009 at 4:19 pm said:

… .. A Mr Schrodinger I assume… :-O

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Anton on November 11th, 2009 at 4:43 pm said:

The picture of the one titled “More Mold Under an SEM” is the moldy sandwich bag seen on the Boing Boing:
http://boingboing.net/2008/09/16/sandwich-bag-has-fak.html

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