@icspicorp

We make the world's fastest and most intuitive atomic force microscopes. Pronounced "eye-see-spy"

 Waterloo, Ontario
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Joined March 2016
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Waterloo Region tech isn't just software. Startups like @icspicorp are helping grow the local hardware and semiconductor ecosystem. Read about how @icspicorp is changing the game 👇 communitech.ca/technews/new-… @WaterlooEDC
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We're back! Introducing the Redux AFM - a game-changing, automated atomic force microscope. With Redux, scientists and engineers can effortlessly collect quantitative 3D data at the nanoscale. Learn more and check out the video on our website: icspicorp.com/redux-afm/
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Borne out of @UWaterloo research, @icspicorp has released the first automated atomic force microscope – making the nanoworld visible in minutes and advancing scientific discovery. Read more: bit.ly/3UjkDtT
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DIY epoxy lenses🔍 Characterized with the nGauge #AFM🔬!
BreakingTaps@BreakingTaps6 Dec 2021
New video: making lenses out of epoxy youtu.be/mfAGivG9Koc I was originally working on mirrors but the process is slow, so I started multi-tasking and playing around with lens casting too. The results are almost usable too (if you squint)! 😅

Make Your Own Optical Lenses

Today we're making lenses with epoxy, using a replication molding t...

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The most mundane things can look so cool at the nanoscale. Even glass cleaner residue🤓
BreakingTaps@BreakingTaps2 Dec 2021
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It really does! Couldn't resist the urge and decided to render it out in 3D 🤩
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We are at @Materials_MRS Boston today! Visit us at Booth 808 to see the nGauge #AFM in action! #F21MRS
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We will be at @Materials_MRS #F21MRS in Boston tomorrow! Join us at Booth 808 to learn more about the nGauge AFM and to see it in action!
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Another awesome video from @BreakingTaps!
BreakingTaps@BreakingTaps2 Sep 2021
I made a microlens array! Wasn't the original plan; I was working on something else. But stumbled into an oddity while debugging, chased that thread and ended up with a technique to etch microlenses. They even (sorta) focus light! 😇 youtube.com/watch?v=1tf--Fy5…
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I scanned a bunch of flat and smooth objects, and discovered that it's ironically rather hard to scan something without any features :) Pretty cool to see the differences in magnitude though! Gage block looks like a topo map of some mountains! youtube.com/watch?v=2cZ0XJWx…
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1.2x1.2 μm scan of an opal, just look at those nanoparticles! Opals are such cool gemstones, much more interesting than boring ol' carbons in a diamond 😜 More scans of the opal in this week's Micrograph Monday: youtube.com/watch?v=2qpIkayV…
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This was a fun project, thanks for the writeup @hackaday! Cheers to the brave cetus3d printer that made the Macro-AFM possible too 😇
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@hackaday12 Jun 2021
Macro Model Makes Atomic Force Microscopy Easier to Understand hackaday.com/2021/06/12/macr…

Macro Model Makes Atomic Force Microscopy Easier To Understand

For anyone that’s fiddled around with a magnifying glass, it’s pretty easy to understand how optical microscopes work. And as microscopes are just an elaboration on a simple hand lens, …

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I'm sitting on a bunch of cool data/images that I've collected and really want to share it with folks! So I'm starting a new "Micrograph Monday" segment. Quick videos with minimal editing to show interesting AFM, optical or other instrumentation data :) youtube.com/watch?v=m0UK7LVS…
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Excited that you have one in the shop!
BreakingTaps@BreakingTaps5 Jun 2021
I recently got my hands on an nGauge AFM from @icspicorp, so I built a "Macro-AFM" to help demonstrate how tapping-mode AFMs work. It even makes nice scans! youtube.com/watch?v=2Kv6KwAD…
The wait is finally over! We are thrilled to announce two new products to the nGauge #AFM product line-up. More info here: icspicorp.com/tips#dlc Sharp, diamond-like carbon tips These are our highest-resolution tips yet, offering <20 nm tip radius on a >1 μm spike.
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Our diamond tips enable entirely new applications with the nGauge: high-resolution nanoparticle and nanostructure imaging, high-aspect ratio trenches and other demanding applications.
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Wedge tips A unique sharpened cantilever design provides robustness, consistently and value. Ideal for general-purpose imaging, pre-screening samples, step heights and many other applications.
Something big is coming to ICSPI (but also something very, very small). We are bringing #AFM-on-a-chip to a new level of resolution. Stay tuned for the announcement on May 4!
We like to think so too! Awesome scans @BreakingTaps!
BreakingTaps@BreakingTaps27 Apr 2021
AFM IS SO COOL! Some scans of my selective silicon doping experiments from a while back. Lookit those ripples! Need to pull out my notes and start categorizing the different laser parameters
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Thank you @WaterlooEDC for putting together this impressive list of diagnostic device manufacturers here in KW!
Waterloo EDC@WaterlooEDC15 Mar 2021
These companies develop high-tech diagnostic & implanted devices: @nuro_corp, @Nicoya_Life, @NERvTech, @KenotaHealth, @AffiniteSPR, @intellijoint, @ndimeasurement, @SmarterAlloys, @LifeSciKey, @SonovaGroup, @NeuronicWorks, @CellScale, @icspicorp, @HyivyHealth, @MespereLifeSci

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These companies develop high-tech diagnostic & implanted devices: @nuro_corp, @Nicoya_Life, @NERvTech, @KenotaHealth, @AffiniteSPR, @intellijoint, @ndimeasurement, @SmarterAlloys, @LifeSciKey, @SonovaGroup, @NeuronicWorks, @CellScale, @icspicorp, @HyivyHealth, @MespereLifeSci

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