An automated 3D electron microscopy facility

自动化3D电子显微镜设备：该项目的目标是建立下一代电子显微镜设备，使用能够进行3D成像的全自动化工具。扫描电子显微镜中集成的自动连续切片系统绕过了透射式电子显微镜的限制，后者以高分辨率提供对分子结构和细胞成分的独特见解，但其面积和体积被限制在几微米大小。这种新型显微镜可以为整个生物体成像，并可供非电子显微镜工作者使用。它将被安置在一个开放获取的设施中，并将满足对3D电子显微镜日益增长的需求。

An automated 3D electron microscopy facility: The aim of this project is to establish the next generation of electron microscopy facility, with a fully automated tool enabling 3D imaging. The automated serial section system incorporated in a scanning electron microscope circumvents the limitation of transmission electron microscopy, which provides unique insights into molecular structures and cell components at high resolution, however, the area and volume are limited in size to a few microns. This new type of microscope can image whole organisms and be used by non-electron microscopists. It will be housed in an open access facility and will meet a growing demand for 3D electron microscopy.