Tokyo, Japan based JEOL released the GRAND ARM™ 3, the newest version of their 300 kV atomic-resolution analytical electron microscope. It is compatible with the LASCOR corrector for STEM, and the ATCOR corrector for TEM. On the same date, JEOL also launched the CRYO ARM™ 300S (300 kV), and CRYO ARM™ 200S (200 kV) cold field-emission cryo-electron microscopes. Geared for single-particle analysis (SPA), cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET), and 3DED/MicroED, JEOL also claims the

In order to address the issue of extremely low contrast in cryo-EM samples, researchers at UC Berkeley have adapted "phase-contrast" imaging for the TEM. By adding a laser phase-plate into the TEM imaging system, contrast is increased to useable levels in otherwise low-contrast samples, like cell proteins. Development of this system has been performed on a modified Thermo Fisher Scientific Krios Cryo TEM. https://news.berkeley.edu/2026/06/11/a-breakthrough-in-electron-microsc

Waltham, MA based Thermo Fisher Scientific has opened a new facility in South San Francisco, CA to enable access to the latest in cryo-EM equipment for the purposes of drug discovery. The new facility is called the Cryo-Electron Microscopy Drug Discovery Center (CDDC) and includes Vitribot IV systems, Krios G4 Cryo-TEM with Selectris X imaging filter and Falcon 4i DE Detector. https://newsroom.thermofisher.com/newsroom/press-releases/press-release-details/2026/Thermo-Fisher-S

San Diego, California based Quantum Design has acquired the NanoScience division of UK based Oxford Instruments. This division deals with Quantum measurements, Dark Matter, and cryostats for microscopy and spectroscopy, among other things. https://qdusa.com/company/news.html

Japan based JEOL has announced the new IB-Z200021CFS and IB-Z200022CPC cryo capable FIB-SEM's. The systems are designed to prepare frozen...