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Direct Electron R&D Scientist Carter Francis shares his thoughts on why open source matters — for science, collaboration, and the future of microscopy.
Read his open letter here: https://directelectron.com/statement-on-open-source-microscopy-software/
Read his open letter here: https://directelectron.com/statement-on-open-source-microscopy-software/
Statement on Open-Source Microscopy Software - Direct Electron
An open letter from Carter Francis, Research and Development Scientist, on our commitment to open source software.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Direct Electron R&D Scientist Carter Francis shares his thoughts on why open source matters — for science, collaboration, and the future of microscopy.
Read his open letter here: https://directelectron.com/statement-on-open-source-microscopy-software/
Read his open letter here: https://directelectron.com/statement-on-open-source-microscopy-software/
NEW VIDEO! R&D Scientist Carter Francis demonstrates how to capture, visualize, and analyze 4D STEM datasets using Mission Control + Dimension — then extend your analysis with HyperSpy + pyxem.
Watch the full demo: https://youtu.be/Z498tX42Nvg
Watch the full demo: https://youtu.be/Z498tX42Nvg
November 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
NEW VIDEO! R&D Scientist Carter Francis demonstrates how to capture, visualize, and analyze 4D STEM datasets using Mission Control + Dimension — then extend your analysis with HyperSpy + pyxem.
Watch the full demo: https://youtu.be/Z498tX42Nvg
Watch the full demo: https://youtu.be/Z498tX42Nvg
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
It's no 🎃 trick, so treat 🍭 yourself to all the knowledge in our spooktacular Learning Center! Say "BOO" to Bad Data! 👻 Don't be batty, 🦇 visit now! https://directelectron.com/learning-center/
It's no 🎃 trick, so treat 🍭 yourself to all the knowledge in our spooktacular Learning Center! Say "BOO" to Bad Data! 👻 Don't be batty, 🦇 visit now! https://directelectron.com/learning-center/
October 31, 2025 at 2:03 PM
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
It's no 🎃 trick, so treat 🍭 yourself to all the knowledge in our spooktacular Learning Center! Say "BOO" to Bad Data! 👻 Don't be batty, 🦇 visit now! https://directelectron.com/learning-center/
It's no 🎃 trick, so treat 🍭 yourself to all the knowledge in our spooktacular Learning Center! Say "BOO" to Bad Data! 👻 Don't be batty, 🦇 visit now! https://directelectron.com/learning-center/
With our Apollo event-based detectors, you'll get ultra-fast speed & unrivaled sensitivity, even in low-dose transmission applications. Let us help you secure funding!
Visit our website for assistance writing a grant application today: https://directelectron.com/write-a-grant/
Visit our website for assistance writing a grant application today: https://directelectron.com/write-a-grant/
October 28, 2025 at 10:01 PM
With our Apollo event-based detectors, you'll get ultra-fast speed & unrivaled sensitivity, even in low-dose transmission applications. Let us help you secure funding!
Visit our website for assistance writing a grant application today: https://directelectron.com/write-a-grant/
Visit our website for assistance writing a grant application today: https://directelectron.com/write-a-grant/
In a direct comparison on the same sample, Apollo outperformed both K3 and DE-64—achieving 2.24 Å resolution vs ~2.9 Å for K3. Higher detail per particle and better DQE make Apollo the clear leader in cryo-EM detector performance.
Read more: https://ow.ly/pBFj50XgCWX
Read more: https://ow.ly/pBFj50XgCWX
October 23, 2025 at 12:05 AM
In a direct comparison on the same sample, Apollo outperformed both K3 and DE-64—achieving 2.24 Å resolution vs ~2.9 Å for K3. Higher detail per particle and better DQE make Apollo the clear leader in cryo-EM detector performance.
Read more: https://ow.ly/pBFj50XgCWX
Read more: https://ow.ly/pBFj50XgCWX
Thanks to everyone who stopped by to chat with Bob Monteverde at the recent MSSEM meeting in Colorado!
If you missed him at the event, you can still connect with us anytime — visit our website to request a quote or learn more about our ultra-fast direct detectors for TEM.
https://directelectron.com/
If you missed him at the event, you can still connect with us anytime — visit our website to request a quote or learn more about our ultra-fast direct detectors for TEM.
https://directelectron.com/
October 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Thanks to everyone who stopped by to chat with Bob Monteverde at the recent MSSEM meeting in Colorado!
If you missed him at the event, you can still connect with us anytime — visit our website to request a quote or learn more about our ultra-fast direct detectors for TEM.
https://directelectron.com/
If you missed him at the event, you can still connect with us anytime — visit our website to request a quote or learn more about our ultra-fast direct detectors for TEM.
https://directelectron.com/
Director of Sales, Bob Monteverde, is headed to the Mountain States Society of Electron Microscopists meeting at CU Boulder TODAY! If you’re attending, be sure to connect with him and learn more about our cutting edge direct detectors for electron microscopy.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/CTvR50Xc7sV
Learn more: https://ow.ly/CTvR50Xc7sV
Bob Monteverde to Attend Mountain States Society of Electron Microscopists Meeting - Direct Electron
Director of Sales, Bob Monteverde, will be attending the Mountain States Society of Electron Microscopists (MSSEM) meeting this Thursday at
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October 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Director of Sales, Bob Monteverde, is headed to the Mountain States Society of Electron Microscopists meeting at CU Boulder TODAY! If you’re attending, be sure to connect with him and learn more about our cutting edge direct detectors for electron microscopy.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/CTvR50Xc7sV
Learn more: https://ow.ly/CTvR50Xc7sV
Discover the speed and sensitivity of Celeritas XS for 4D STEM! Dr. Kalani Moore recently presented to the Korean Society of Microscopy — and now you can watch the full series on YouTube: https://ow.ly/zYnT50XbmWV
October 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Discover the speed and sensitivity of Celeritas XS for 4D STEM! Dr. Kalani Moore recently presented to the Korean Society of Microscopy — and now you can watch the full series on YouTube: https://ow.ly/zYnT50XbmWV
Our Director of Sales, Bob Monteverde, will be at the AReMS Meeting at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Oct 9–10. Join scientists, engineers and students from across the region for two days of microscopy talks, exhibits and workshops.
Learn more: ow.ly/a8v150X8KTp
Learn more: ow.ly/a8v150X8KTp
Direct Electron at the 2025 AReMS Meeting in Knoxville, TN - Direct Electron
Our Director of Sales, Bob Monteverde, will be attending the Appalachian Regional Electron Microscopy Society (AReMS) Meeting at the University of Tennessee
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October 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Our Director of Sales, Bob Monteverde, will be at the AReMS Meeting at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Oct 9–10. Join scientists, engineers and students from across the region for two days of microscopy talks, exhibits and workshops.
Learn more: ow.ly/a8v150X8KTp
Learn more: ow.ly/a8v150X8KTp
DE's @csfrancis.bsky.social will be at the 2025 Great Lakes Microscopy Society Meeting TODAY, Oct 7 at the University of Michigan. The event, co-hosted by (MC)², brings together researchers and industry experts to share the latest in microscopy.
Learn more: ow.ly/sai250X7vLV
Learn more: ow.ly/sai250X7vLV
October 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
DE's @csfrancis.bsky.social will be at the 2025 Great Lakes Microscopy Society Meeting TODAY, Oct 7 at the University of Michigan. The event, co-hosted by (MC)², brings together researchers and industry experts to share the latest in microscopy.
Learn more: ow.ly/sai250X7vLV
Learn more: ow.ly/sai250X7vLV
This week, our partner BlueJay Imaging was at the Chinese Microscopy Conference in Wuhan. Check out these photos from the proceedings, and learn more about our cutting edge Direct Detectors for Electron Microscopy at https://directelectron.com/
October 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
This week, our partner BlueJay Imaging was at the Chinese Microscopy Conference in Wuhan. Check out these photos from the proceedings, and learn more about our cutting edge Direct Detectors for Electron Microscopy at https://directelectron.com/
Our partner BlueJay Imaging is at the Chinese Microscopy Conference in Wuhan this week, Sept 26–30. Connect with them to learn about Direct Electron cameras & new advances in TEM. More info: https://directelectron.com/de-partner-bluejay-imaging-at-chinese-microscopy-conference-in-wuhan/
DE partner BlueJay Imaging at Chinese Microscopy Conference in Wuhan - Direct Electron
We’re excited to share that our distribution partner, BlueJay Imaging is at the Chinese Microscopy Conference in Wuhan, September 26–30, 2025. This event
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September 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Our partner BlueJay Imaging is at the Chinese Microscopy Conference in Wuhan this week, Sept 26–30. Connect with them to learn about Direct Electron cameras & new advances in TEM. More info: https://directelectron.com/de-partner-bluejay-imaging-at-chinese-microscopy-conference-in-wuhan/
In 2023 Osaka U’s Dr. Nakane set the MicroED resolution record—0.5 Å—with DE Apollo. Sodium glutamate & histidine at the joint highest ever. Raw data on XRD archive!
Histidine: https://xrda.pdbj.org/entry/141
Sodium glutamate: https://xrda.pdbj.org/entry/140
Apollo: https://directelectron.com/apollo
Histidine: https://xrda.pdbj.org/entry/141
Sodium glutamate: https://xrda.pdbj.org/entry/140
Apollo: https://directelectron.com/apollo
September 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
In 2023 Osaka U’s Dr. Nakane set the MicroED resolution record—0.5 Å—with DE Apollo. Sodium glutamate & histidine at the joint highest ever. Raw data on XRD archive!
Histidine: https://xrda.pdbj.org/entry/141
Sodium glutamate: https://xrda.pdbj.org/entry/140
Apollo: https://directelectron.com/apollo
Histidine: https://xrda.pdbj.org/entry/141
Sodium glutamate: https://xrda.pdbj.org/entry/140
Apollo: https://directelectron.com/apollo
What makes our direct detectors so special? Let our customers tell you!
Learn all about Apollo & Direct Electron's other ultra-fast cameras for Electron Microscopy & CryoEM at directelectron.com/products/
Learn all about Apollo & Direct Electron's other ultra-fast cameras for Electron Microscopy & CryoEM at directelectron.com/products/
September 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
What makes our direct detectors so special? Let our customers tell you!
Learn all about Apollo & Direct Electron's other ultra-fast cameras for Electron Microscopy & CryoEM at directelectron.com/products/
Learn all about Apollo & Direct Electron's other ultra-fast cameras for Electron Microscopy & CryoEM at directelectron.com/products/
ICYMI: Groundbreaking results from in situ 4D STEM with Direct Electron's Celeritas XS show how liquid crystal domains reorganize under heat, revealing key processes in organic electronics.
Learn more on our blog: directelectron.com/capturing-cr...
Learn more on our blog: directelectron.com/capturing-cr...
Capturing Crystal Reorganization in Real Time with Celeritas XS - Direct Electron
New groundbreaking results! Real-time 4D STEM with Direct Electron's Celeritas XS sheds light on key processes in organic electronics.
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September 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
ICYMI: Groundbreaking results from in situ 4D STEM with Direct Electron's Celeritas XS show how liquid crystal domains reorganize under heat, revealing key processes in organic electronics.
Learn more on our blog: directelectron.com/capturing-cr...
Learn more on our blog: directelectron.com/capturing-cr...
Unlocking atomic detail in seconds: Apollo enables high-speed, low-dose MicroED for microscale and nanoscale crystals—accurate structure solutions in less than a minute of data collection.
Learn more about these groundbreaking results: directelectron.com/unlocking-at...
Learn more about these groundbreaking results: directelectron.com/unlocking-at...
Unlocking Atomic Structures Faster with MicroED and Event-Based Electron Counting - Direct Electron
MicroED has become a powerful tool for determining the atomic structure of microscale and nanoscale crystals, particularly in the pharmaceutical industry.
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September 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Unlocking atomic detail in seconds: Apollo enables high-speed, low-dose MicroED for microscale and nanoscale crystals—accurate structure solutions in less than a minute of data collection.
Learn more about these groundbreaking results: directelectron.com/unlocking-at...
Learn more about these groundbreaking results: directelectron.com/unlocking-at...
Want to know what sets Direct Electron apart? Let our satisfied customers tell you!
To learn more about Apollo & our other ultra-fast cameras for Electron Microscopy & CryoEM, visit directelectron.com/products/
To learn more about Apollo & our other ultra-fast cameras for Electron Microscopy & CryoEM, visit directelectron.com/products/
September 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Want to know what sets Direct Electron apart? Let our satisfied customers tell you!
To learn more about Apollo & our other ultra-fast cameras for Electron Microscopy & CryoEM, visit directelectron.com/products/
To learn more about Apollo & our other ultra-fast cameras for Electron Microscopy & CryoEM, visit directelectron.com/products/
Till Domröse of the @mpi-nat.bsky.social in Göttingen is presenting a poster featuring data collected with the DE-16. If you’re in Karlsruhe for MC2025, be sure to check it out!
September 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Till Domröse of the @mpi-nat.bsky.social in Göttingen is presenting a poster featuring data collected with the DE-16. If you’re in Karlsruhe for MC2025, be sure to check it out!
Our European Sales Manager Eddie Regan is at the 3rd Scottish Cryo-EM Symposium in Uni Edinburgh. Please stop by the exhibition to meet him & Paul Edwards from Oxford Instruments to learn more about Direct Electron's ultrafast Apollo event-based camera!
September 2, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Our European Sales Manager Eddie Regan is at the 3rd Scottish Cryo-EM Symposium in Uni Edinburgh. Please stop by the exhibition to meet him & Paul Edwards from Oxford Instruments to learn more about Direct Electron's ultrafast Apollo event-based camera!
We’re heading to MC2025 in Karlsruhe Germany, Sep 1–4! Meet Director of Sales Bob Monteverde at the Oxford Instruments booth to learn how Direct Electron is pushing the boundaries of electron microscopy.
Learn more: directelectron.com/de-director-...
Learn more: directelectron.com/de-director-...
DE Director of Sales in Karlsruhe Germany, September 1-4 for MC2025 - Direct Electron
We’re excited to share that our Sales Director, Bob Monteverde, will be attending MC2025 – the Microscopy Conference in Karlsruhe, Germany, from September
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August 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
We’re heading to MC2025 in Karlsruhe Germany, Sep 1–4! Meet Director of Sales Bob Monteverde at the Oxford Instruments booth to learn how Direct Electron is pushing the boundaries of electron microscopy.
Learn more: directelectron.com/de-director-...
Learn more: directelectron.com/de-director-...
Earlier this month we were in SLC for M&M 2025—Thank you to everyone who stopped by to connect with us and explore the cutting edge of direct detection cameras for electron microscopy. See you next year in Milwaukee, WI!
August 26, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Earlier this month we were in SLC for M&M 2025—Thank you to everyone who stopped by to connect with us and explore the cutting edge of direct detection cameras for electron microscopy. See you next year in Milwaukee, WI!
We’re heading to MC2025 in Karlsruhe, Germany, Sep 1–4! Meet Sales Director Bob Monteverde at the Oxford Instruments booth to learn how Direct Electron's detectors are advancing electron microscopy.
Learn more: directelectron.com/de-director-...
Learn more: directelectron.com/de-director-...
DE Director of Sales in Karlsruhe Germany, September 1-4 for MC2025 - Direct Electron
We’re excited to share that our Sales Director, Bob Monteverde, will be attending MC2025 – the Microscopy Conference in Karlsruhe, Germany, from September
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August 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
We’re heading to MC2025 in Karlsruhe, Germany, Sep 1–4! Meet Sales Director Bob Monteverde at the Oxford Instruments booth to learn how Direct Electron's detectors are advancing electron microscopy.
Learn more: directelectron.com/de-director-...
Learn more: directelectron.com/de-director-...
Interested in what sets Direct Electron apart from the competition? Hear what our customers have to say!
Learn more about Celeritas & our other ultra-fast cameras for Electron Microscopy & 4DSTEM: directelectron.com/products/
Learn more about Celeritas & our other ultra-fast cameras for Electron Microscopy & 4DSTEM: directelectron.com/products/
August 18, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Interested in what sets Direct Electron apart from the competition? Hear what our customers have to say!
Learn more about Celeritas & our other ultra-fast cameras for Electron Microscopy & 4DSTEM: directelectron.com/products/
Learn more about Celeritas & our other ultra-fast cameras for Electron Microscopy & 4DSTEM: directelectron.com/products/
Direct Electron Applications Scientist Dr. Kalani Moore at the National Institutes of Health in Frederick, MD providing expert support to keep their groundbreaking research moving forward!
August 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Direct Electron Applications Scientist Dr. Kalani Moore at the National Institutes of Health in Frederick, MD providing expert support to keep their groundbreaking research moving forward!
Want to know what sets Direct Electron apart? Let our satisfied customers tell you!
To learn more about Apollo & our other ultra-fast cameras for Electron Microscopy & CryoEM, visit directelectron.com/products/
To learn more about Apollo & our other ultra-fast cameras for Electron Microscopy & CryoEM, visit directelectron.com/products/
August 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Want to know what sets Direct Electron apart? Let our satisfied customers tell you!
To learn more about Apollo & our other ultra-fast cameras for Electron Microscopy & CryoEM, visit directelectron.com/products/
To learn more about Apollo & our other ultra-fast cameras for Electron Microscopy & CryoEM, visit directelectron.com/products/