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Titanium alloy (Ti-6Al-4V) powder for additive manufacturing or thermal spraying.
Materials Science

Discovery through material insight

Turn complex material behavior into fundamental knowledge.
Materials Science

Advancing materials science through multi-scale and multi-modal microscopy

Leverage ZEISS microscopy solutions for integrated, multi-scale, multi-modal, correlative, and powerful 3D non-destructive imaging, plus in-situ/4D microscopy and high-throughput large-area capability. This combination supports understanding process–structure–property relationships, accelerating materials development, and enabling reliable performance assessment in Materials Science.

Segmented phases from an X-ray microscopy scan of an intact commercial pouch cell battery.

Segmented phases from an X-ray microscopy scan of an intact commercial pouch cell battery. Blue – cathode current collector; Magenta – cathode particles; Light Green – polymer separator membrane; Dark Green – graphite anode particles; Tan – anode current collector. Imaged on Xradia 620 Versa.

Energy materials

Boosting efficiency, reliability, durability, and energy density

Accelerate energy innovation with non-destructive 3D visualization and nanoscale scrutiny of batteries, photovoltaics, and nuclear fusion materials.

Composite image of Na, K, and Ga SIMS maps.

Composite image of Na, K, and Ga SIMS maps. An area of 5 × 5 μm² has been zoomed in.

Engineering materials

Linking process, structure, and performance

Elevate design and reliability with fast, high-resolution, cross-modality imaging that connects process, structure to performance through smart correlative microscopy workflows.

Fresnel Zone Plate machined by Focused Ion Beam.

Fresnel Zone Plate machined by Focused Ion Beam. The Zone Plate was machined using automated drift correction assisted FIB milling with NPVE and imaged with 32k x 32k with ATLAS.

Nanoscience

Turning nano scaled materials and structures into big breakthroughs

Unleash nanoscale insights with ZEISS microscopy solutions powered by high resolution correlative imaging workflows and seamless data fusion.

Gas diffusion layer of a polymer electrolyte fuel cell.

Gas diffusion layer of a polymer electrolyte fuel cell. The material consists of polymer-coated carbon fibers in an anisotropic arrangement. Sample of PEFC GDL courtesy of Fraunhofer ISE. Imaged by ZEISS Xradia 510 Versa.

Polymers & soft material

Driving faster design, reliable performance, safer biomaterials and bionic designs

Decode structure–property mysteries across scales, using multi-modal imaging and realistic in situ conditions to accelerate safer, smarter biomaterials and bionic designs.

Allende carbonaceous chondrite — meteorite studied with SEM.

Allende carbonaceous chondrite — meteorite studied with SEM. It is primarily composed of irregularly shaped, mm- to cm-scale CAIs (calcium–aluminium-rich inclusions) and more spherical, mm-scale chondrules embedded in a fine-grained matrix.

Geosciences

Exploring Earth’s materials across scales, modalities, and AI enhanced phase analysis

Unlock the insights of Earth’s materials in 2D and 3D—multi-scale, multi-modal imaging combined with large area mapping to reveal minerals, porosity, grains, and phases.