Asylum Research was recently invited to showcase the MFP-3D AFM at the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) 2010 in Abu Dhabi.
Asylum exhibited the micropscope in collaboration with Lens (Laboratory for Energy and Nano Science), Masdar Institute of Science and Technology.
The MFP-3D took centre stage at the Masdar Institute booth where attendees to the conference were able to see the AFM in action and discover the range of AFM applications for alternative/renewable energy applications.
'The Atomic Force Microscope will be used in the area of alternative/renewable energy research in the coming years, not only for characterising surface morphologies of novel materials, but also to provide information as to the efficiency and viability of the materials via new electrical characterisation techniques available on the MFP-3D,' said Dr Mick Phillips, Asylum Research UK applications scientist who was in charge of the AFM during the conference.
'The research we are carrying out at Lens is critical to the development of materials that will meet the challenge of rising energy demands and allow for more efficient energy production,' said Dr Matteo Chiesa, head of Lens at the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology.
'The MFP-3D AFM allows us to carry out advanced research to assess the properties of the energy harvesting materials produced at Lens and our collaboration with Asylum Research is vital for pursuing our goals in the field,' he added.
