This instrument is an ultra-high-resolution scanning electron microscope capable of secondary-electron image resolution of 1.2 nm. It is fully digital and incorporates an image archiving computer.

Scanning transmission electron microscopy, or STEM, is a powerful imaging technique that enables researchers to study a material’s morphology, composition, and bonding behavior at the angstrom scale.

In a below-ground lab off Fitch Street, Maggie Blanchard is working with fellow SCSU students to study how fuel cells degrade -- and to help keep Connecticut on the cutting edge of "quantum." On ...