Nanoscale and Microscale Research Centre (nmRC)

Introducing our new nmRC Commercial Services advert! 📺 Captured by the incredibly talented Alex Wilkinson, the new advert showcases the wide variety of techniques and services the nmCS team offers! Whether you're in academia, industry, or just curious about what we do, this advert will give you an exciting glimpse into the heart of our centre. Check it out now, and let us be "Instrumental to your Success"!

We are thrilled to announce an event to launch the Biofluidic Microscope (BFM) at the nmRC! 🚀 This cutting-edge hybrid confocal and atomic force microscope brings together advanced imaging and analysis capabilities to transform your research. 🗓️ Event Highlights: Inspiring keynote speakers Insightful case studies Opportunities to experience the BFM in action Join us to discover how the BFM can elevate your research and open up new possibilities! 📅 Date: Weds 27th November 📍 Location: A05 nmRC, Cripps South Building, University of Nottingham. To register your for this event, visit the link here: https://lnkd.in/efmxBbzh Don’t miss out! #microscopy #innovation #researchtools #scientificevents #launch

✨ Let's talk about last week! 🙌 The first week of Nottingham Under the Microscope has wrapped up, and what an amazing journey it's been so far! With only one week left, I'm thrilled by the overwhelming response to the immersive room and related activities — it’s made every effort worthwhile. As part of the Future Makers event by the University of Nottingham Institute for Policy and Engagement, we welcomed an incredible 700 visitors in just four hours! 🚀 Here are some of the highlights: 👑 Welcoming THE LORD MAYOR OF NOTTINGHAM to the immersive room, and hearing her kind words about it! 🎥 Getting interviewed by Notts TV (while kids excitedly ran around me 😅) https://lnkd.in/em7-cqC4 (2:10 onwards) 🔬 Seeing even the youngest visitors, as young as 3, captivated by electron microscopy ✨ 📚 Collaborating with the fantastic team at Nottingham Central Libraries — none of this would have been possible without their support. The immersive room and interactive activities are still available for this final week, so if you're looking for something fun and educational over half term, come by and see what the buzz is all about! #ElectronMicroscopy #NottsUtM #SupportLocalLibraries University of Nottingham Royal Microscopical Society Nottingham City Council

🌟 Today I launched Nottingham Under the Microscope at Nottingham Central Library. 🌟 The whole premise is designed to teach young people in Nottingham a little bit about an unfamiliar topic to them - electron microscopy - and what everyday objects look like at the micro and nanoscale. The exhibition includes a 360 immersive room of interactive #electronmicroscopy images, colouring activities, and free bookmarks (including some amazing holographic editions). The whole exhibition is passive and designed so that young people can explore at their own leisure (I would've preferred this approach when I was younger). Come and find it on the ground floor at Nottingham Central Library, and learn more about what we do at the Nanoscale and Microscale Research Centre (nmRC).

🌟 Nottingham Under the Microscope is live! 🌟 Find out all about our collaboration with Nottingham Central Library below. For more information, visit our website nott.ac/nutm. Also on Wednesday 23rd October we will be in person at the library as part of University of Nottingham Institute for Policy and Engagement's Future Makers event with more microscopy marvels (and lots of keyrings to giveaway)! University of Nottingham Nottingham City Council Royal Microscopical Society Institute of Physics Royal Society of Chemistry The Royal Society #electronmicroscopy

I first started thinking up the idea for Nottingham Under the Microscope (#NottsUTM) in May of this year, and its weird to think that on Monday it will all begin! Colouring activities, bookmarks, and an immersive room - all aimed at young people across Nottinghamshire! ICYMI: The Nanoscale and Microscale Research Centre (nmRC) are taking over Nottingham Central Library for two weeks, as well as being part of the Future Makers event run by University of Nottingham Institute for Policy and Engagement. More details in the press release below. Thanks so much to Georgina Wilding and the team at Nottingham City Libraries for their help and support throughout these crazy but amazing 5 months!

🌊🦀 Tomorrow is National Seafood Bisque Day 🦀🌊 To celebrate, we took a closer look at what makes a crab leg so unique! Using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), we examined a crab leg up close, revealing fascinating details of its structure. 🔬✨ The incredible images, captured by our Laboratory Support Technician, Sally Schofield, with the Philips XL30 SEM, highlight two key components: chitin and setae. These materials play a vital role in giving the crab leg its strength, flexibility, and functionality. Check out the stunning close-ups below! 📸🔍 #electronmicroscopy #seafood #underthesea #underthemicroscope University of Nottingham

Stay tuned, because this one’s a bit different! 🧐🔬 What can you expect to see featured on the nmRC's LinkedIn page tomorrow morning? Let’s just say it’s an #electronmicroscopy engagement piece that’s got a bit of everything: ❓ An unusual object 🎶 A pun on a Disney movie song title 🥣 A dubious connection to one of the quirkiest social media celebration days Curious about what we’ve captured using electron microscopy this time? 🤔 Make sure to follow the Nanoscale and Microscale Research Centre (nmRC) LinkedIn page and find out tomorrow morning! 📅👀

Nottingham Under the Microscope officially launches on Monday 21st October. For two weeks, we will be taking over the children's area of Nottingham Central Library to showcase the wonders of #electronmicroscopy! The main exhibition is a 360 immersive room with lots of interactive EM images across multiple themes (e.g. pollen, and insects) with most images having a connection to Nottingham. Complementary to this we will also be providing colouring pages and books to spark creativity within young people, and bookmarks (including limited edition holographic versions), so you'll never lose your page again! This exhibition will be passive allowing visitors to experience it at their own pace. However, on Wednesday 23rd we will be teaming up with the University of Nottingham Institute for Policy and Engagement at their Future Makers event to host a complementary stand where our team will be on hand to talk all things electron microscopy. This event will also have exclusive giveaways of our famous pollen keyrings, and zines which complement the immersive room. We look forward to showcasing electron microscopy to a whole new generation! #Nottingham University of Nottingham Nottingham City Council

We are so excited to bringing our project "Nottingham Under the Microscope" to the Future Makers event hosted by Nottingham Central Library and University of Nottingham Institute for Policy and Engagement. We will have magazines, bookmarks, colouring books, and keyrings to give away to visitors, and young people aged 7-11 can visit the 360 immersive room to experience #electronmicroscopy in a whole new way!