Happy to announce "Technical Innovations Using #SerialEM: A Community Meeting", a new format of hybrid meeting David Mastronarde and I are organizing in April 2026. For more info, a preliminary list of speakers, pre-registration etc. visit
www.nexperion.net/semcm2026

Yesterday, we took microscopy to a whole new level! 🔬 Nexperion visited a local kindergarten to explore the amazing microcosmos with the next generation of scientists. Did not succeed to install #SerialEM on this microscope, though.

Any scikit-image fans in Vienna? The skimage team would like to meet in Vienna for a code sprint Aug 14-16 ahead of EuroSciPy. We'd super appreciate it if someone's workplace can host us! All we need is electricity, natural light, and (most important) walking distance to coffee. ☕️😂🙏

A map of European countries with the product they were the world's #1 exporter of in 2023 (found on Reddit, source unknown) ... if this is correct, I am really proud of our Czech neighbours (while Austria is exporting "flavoured water"?!).

"Yes hello, police? I'd like to report a murder?"

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"No, it hasn't happened yet, but once I find out who did this..."

SPACEtomo v1.2 is online! github.com/eisfabian/SP...

- Improved GUIs for lamella detection, target selection and CLEM registration make it the best target selection workflow for PACEtomo on any kind of lamella sample.
- Easier installation and configuration

Any feedback is much appreciated! :)

The #SerialEM source repositories are now available on github, in addition to Mercurial: bio3d.colorado.edu/SerialEM/#So...

I am already running a service to notify about new #SerialEM releases by email at nexperion.net/serialemupdatenotices, but considering to make this a Bluesky bot as well ... is this something the #teamtomo #cryoEM #cryoET community would be interested in?

Repost appreciated:

Open #PhDposition in my group! Join us in Umeå, 🇸🇪 to uncover how arboviruses remodel the cellular interior. In situ #cryoET with great #virology and #biophysics collaborators. Customisable project.

Application deadline 15 December. More info:
www.carlsonlab.se/join/

Better late than never: no more excuses for losing essential #SerialEM configuration files - a video tutorial explaining file types, backup and restore strategies is now online at vimeo.com/1023251181

The first of a series of new #SerialEM tutorial videos is online - Autocontouring of Grid Squares. 🎉 Let us know what you think and what topics you would like to see covered in the future!

Last week's release of #SerialEM beta testing introduces "Multiple Grid Ops", an interface to auto acquire grid maps, square maps, and final data from multiple grids in a row using TFS/JEOL autoloaders - for details see bio3d.colorado.edu/SerialEM/bet..., feedback from early adopters is welcome!

Could one of my friends using #SerialEM share a full grid montage of a "typical" cryo SPA grid (including broken squares, thick ice, thin ice, ...). I'd need the nav and the mrc file to run some tests ...