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🔬 Is your detector holding back your microscope? Apollo's event-based detection technology, combined with optimized acquisition strategies, can deliver up to 3× higher single-particle cryo-EM throughput—without buying a new microscope. https://ow.ly/IomF5101vBh

What does it take to bring 4D-STEM into the SEM? 🔬 Watch Dr. Julia Pürstl explore in-situ testing of metal alloys using a MAPS direct detector, including practical challenges and lessons learned. ▶️ Watch on demand: https://youtu.be/m-WPx2nVvJo #4DSTEM #ElectronMicroscopy #MaterialsScience

More cryo-EM data in less time. Direct Electron's Apollo detector achieved sustained acquisition of 1,820 movies/hour and a 1.72 Å apoferritin reconstruction. https://directelectron.com/high-throughput-cryo-em-with-apollo/ #CryoEM #ElectronMicroscopy

Simplify your 4D-STEM workflow. DE-FreeScan + the Dimension module in Mission Control bring scan and camera control into one software package—with customizable scan patterns for advanced STEM applications. Learn more: https://directelectron.com/de-freescan/ #4DSTEM #STEM

🐍 Learn Python-based electron microscopy data analysis with Dr. Carter Francis! Five GLMS sessions covering HyperSpy, EDS/EELS, eXSpy, large datasets & 4D-STEM analysis with pyxem—all together in one YouTube series. ▶️ Watch the full series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOiFcH8A0DyY

4D-STEM in the SEM — now available on demand! Missed our webinar with Dr. Julia Pürstl and Dr. Kalani Moore? Watch the full recording and learn how 4D-STEM can expand materials characterization in the SEM. ▶️ Watch the webinar: https://youtu.be/m-WPx2nVvJo #4DSTEM #SEM #ElectronMicroscopy

🧠 More high-throughput brain imaging from LEEM/PEEM-14! Dr. Simona Borrelli of Leiden University presents research on high-throughput PEEM of brain tissue, including analysis of mouse brain images acquired with our LV-16. Learn more: https://ow.ly/p28G50ZW1E4 #PEEM #Connectomics #ElectronMicroscopy

🧠 “World’s fastest PEEM brain image” — captured with Direct Electron’s LV-16! Dr. Gregg Wildenberg presenting “PEEM for high throughput brain mapping” at LEEM/PEEM-14 in Tokyo. His work with Dr. Bobby Kasthuri explores high-throughput connectomics using PEEM. #PEEM #Connectomics #ElectronMicroscopy

🇯🇵 🗾We’re at LEEM/PEEM-14 in Tokyo! Look for Sales Director Bob Monteverde and TEGA Science's Shinya Kondo; stop by to talk about direct detection for LEEM & PEEM—including the LV-16. #LEEMPEEM14 #ElectronMicroscopy #LEEM #PEEM

That’s a wrap on #AReMS2026! Thanks to everyone who stopped by to say hello to Bob Monteverde and learn what’s new at Direct Electron. We hope you had a great meeting—and, most importantly, got your sticker!

Heading to AReMS 2026? Our Director of Sales, Bob Monteverde, will be in Charlottesville Oct. 1–2. Find Bob to talk direct detection, 4D-STEM, cryo-EM & more! Learn more: https://directelectron.com/direct-electron-at-the-2026-arems-annual-fall-meeting/

Struggling with command-line 4D-STEM analysis? Introducing SpyDE — a FREE GUI with a full suite of 4D-STEM analysis tools, available now on GitHub. Watch the full tutorial featuring Celeritas XS data: https://ow.ly/lTbE50ZSU88

Faster microED, better data! Using REyes, Apollo collected 9 datasets in under 30 minutes at 8× the rotation rate of CETA-D, with lower R factors at room temperature than CETA-D at 80 K. Explore autonomous microED:https://ow.ly/jQR650ZReEp

⏰ ONE HOUR TO GO! Join Dr. Carter Francis at 10 AM PDT for a live SpyDE tutorial on 4D-STEM data analysis, including virtual imaging, strain, electric field & orientation mapping. Join here: https://ow.ly/BtUf50ZJEmr

NEXT WEEK! Get more from your 4D-STEM data with SpyDE. Join Dr. Carter Francis on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 10 AM PDT for an interactive tutorial on virtual imaging, strain, electric field & orientation mapping with the open-source SpyDE Python package. Register here: https://ow.ly/BtUf50ZJEmr

Abstract submissions open TODAY for #MRS2027 Symposium CH02, co-organized by Direct Electron’s Dr. Barnaby Levin! Share your research in advanced electron imaging, diffraction & spectroscopy of structurally complex materials. April 5–9 | Seattle Learn more: https://ow.ly/JVjQ50ZOtFQ

One week to go! Get more from your 4D-STEM data with SpyDE. Join Dr. Carter Francis next Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 10 AM PDT for an interactive tutorial on virtual imaging, strain, electric field & orientation mapping with the open-source SpyDE Python package. Register here: https://ow.ly/BtUf50ZJEmr

Get more from your 4D-STEM data with SpyDE! Join Dr. Carter Francis Sept. 22 at 10 AM PDT for an interactive tutorial on virtual imaging, strain, electric field & orientation mapping with the open-source SpyDE Python package. Register here: https://ow.ly/BtUf50ZJEmr

SpyDE Webinar Series Part 1: 4D-STEM for Semiconductors Join Dr. Carter Francis on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 10 AM PDT to learn how the open-source SpyDE package simplifies 4D-STEM analysis with virtual imaging, strain, electric field, and orientation mapping. Register: https://ow.ly/RiFN50ZJEms

That’s a wrap on #IMC21! 🇬🇧 A wonderful week in Liverpool filled with great science, conversations, and new opportunities. Thanks to everyone who stopped by, and congratulations to Dr. Barnaby Levin on a fantastic series of presentations!

DE Applications Scientist Dr. Barnaby Levin sharing his latest work at #IMC21! Barnaby presented “A Rapid Electron Counting Detector and GPU Powered Software for In Situ TEM” during yesterday's poster session in Liverpool. Check out the abstract here: https://ow.ly/Annq50ZIqMi

We get by with a little help from our friends… 🎶 Bob checking in from Liverpool while in town for #IMC21! Find him and the Direct Electron team at Booth 253.

#IMC21 is underway in Liverpool! 🇬🇧 Bob Monteverde, Dr. Barnaby Levin & Eddie Regan are on site and ready for a great week of microscopy. If you’re at the conference, stop by Booth 253, say hello & get a sticker while they last!

We’re heading to Liverpool for #IMC21! Join Applications Scientist Dr. Barnaby Levin for presentations on advances in direct detection and 4D-STEM, and stop by Booth 253 to meet Director of Sales Bob Monteverde and the Direct Electron team. 📍 Booth 253 | Aug. 31–Sept. 4

🇬🇧 One week till IMC21 in Liverpool! If you'll be attending, visit Direct Electron at Booth 253 to see our latest detectors for cryo-EM, 4D-STEM, and EBSD, and meet the team. Learn more of what you can look forward to: https://directelectron.com/direct-electron-at-imc21-in-liverpool/

Last week at M&M 2026, we got the chance to reconnect with the people behind the science. Thanks to everyone who shared ideas, research, conversations, and a few early-morning miles with us. Here’s a quick look back at a great week with the microscopy community in Milwaukee.

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: https://ow.ly/nLuy50Y0ocQ

That's a wrap on M&M 2026! Thanks to everyone who visited our Booth, met with our team, or joined our morning run group. We enjoyed seeing old friends & making new connections! If you'd like a quote or help finding the right detector for your application, visit https://directelectron.com/

Great presentation this week at #MM2026 from Dr. Nicolo Maria della Ventura's, highlighting energy filtering results with DE's new Meridian detector for HR-EBSD & TKD. Thanks to everyone who joined the session—we enjoyed sharing our latest advances with the microscopy community.

Direct Electron Sales Director Bob Monteverde accepts our MSA Sustaining Member plaque at #MM2026 from MSA Publications Committee Chair and President-Elect Masashi Watanabe, current MSA President Grant Jensen, and Sustaining Membership Committee Chair Hope Arnold.

It wouldn't be M&M without a little booth swag! Our Direct Electron stickers have been making their way around the exhibit hall this week. Thanks to everyone who stopped by Booth 1130 to pick one up—and if you haven't grabbed yours yet, there's still time!

It's been a great week so far at #MM2026! Thanks to everyone who's visited Booth 1130 to see our newest direct detectors, chat with our team, and share ideas. If you haven't stopped by yet, there's still time—we'd love to meet you!

Thanks to everyone who joined today's M&M2026 run/walk! It was great to reconnect with familiar faces and meet new ones. Special thanks to Janet Gbur and Bob Monteverde for organizing another great year. 🏃 One last run tomorrow! Meet at the Baird Center at 6:00 AM.

Sunrise miles before microscopy. 🌅🏃 Thanks to everyone who joined this morning's M&M Run/Walk Group! The BEST way to kick off another day of science, conversation, and community in Milwaukee. See you at the Direct Electron booth (1130)!

Planning your M&M2026 schedule? Add these 5 talks & posters featuring Direct Electron detectors, then visit us at Booth 1130 to discover our latest cameras and find the right detector for your application. Learn more: https://directelectron.com/

Going to M&M 2026 next week? See what's new from Direct Electron at M&M 2026! Stop by Booth 1130 to discover four new direct detection cameras alongside Apollo and Celeritas XS. Our team is ready to help you find the right detector for your application.

Headed to M&M 2026? Start your mornings with fellow attendees at the conference run/walk! Meet outside the Baird Center at 6:00 AM, Monday–Thursday, for a fun run or walk through downtown Milwaukee. A great way to connect before the day's sessions. Learn more: https://ow.ly/S6Ru50Zs6Vf

Visit Direct Electron at Booth 1130 during M&M2026! See Apollo, Celeritas XS, and four new direct detection cameras for cryoEM, 4D-STEM, SEM, and EBSD. We'd love to discuss your research and help you find the right detector for your application. Can't wait? Contact us NOW: https://ow.ly/osGb50ZrwMw

ICYMI: Catfish have tails—and so does their herpesvirus. Researchers at the University of Glasgow used cryo-EM (Apollo on a JEOL CryoARM 300) to study giant viruses & uncover their structure and evolution over 400 million years. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.13.705735v1.full.pdf

More throughput. More particles. More structures. On a JEOL CRYO ARM 300 II, Apollo sustained 1,820 movies/hour across a complete cryo-EM dataset—collecting over 500,000 particles and reconstructing apoferritin to 1.72 Å in a single afternoon. Read how: https://ow.ly/kEYn50ZjOFX

Don't just take our word for it! See what one researcher has to say about the DE-64 direct detection camera, and discover our full lineup of ultra-fast cameras for electron microscopy and cryo-EM at https://directelectron.com/products/

NEW WEBINAR — IN JUST 3 HOURS! 4D-STEM in SEM: in-situ testing of metal alloys using a MAPS direct detector, featuring Dr. Julia Pürstl of Forschungszentrum Jülich. Learn how advanced 4D-STEM reveals dynamic behavior in metals. Sign up NOW! https://ow.ly/c18a50Z8maF

From sulfur nucleation inside the cell to fully formed globules outside the membrane, this cryo-ET study captures how environmental microbes manage an important energy source. Researchers at Arizona State acquired the tomography data using Apollo. Read the paper: https://ow.ly/6Y9n50Ze1Zz

NEW WEBINAR — JUST ONE WEEK AWAY! 4D-STEM in SEM: in-situ testing of metal alloys using a MAPS direct detector, featuring Dr. Julia Pürstl of Forschungszentrum Jülich. Learn how advanced 4D-STEM reveals dynamic behavior in metals. Sign up NOW! https://ow.ly/c18a50Z8maF

Dr. Benjamin Bammes, Director of R&D at Direct Electron, will present "Recent Advances and Future Opportunities in Direct Detection Technology" at the Gordon Research Conference on Three Dimensional Electron Microscopy in Barcelona next week, June 14-19. https://ow.ly/5o2o50Zbj3u

Webinar: 4D-STEM in SEM: in-situ testing of metal alloys using a MAPS direct detector, featuring Dr. Julia Pürstl of Forschungszentrum Jülich. Learn how advanced 4D-STEM reveals dynamic behavior in metals. Sign up NOW! https://ow.ly/c18a50Z8maF

Webinar: 4D-STEM in SEM: in-situ testing of metal alloys using a MAPS direct detector, featuring Dr. Julia Pürstl of Forschungszentrum Jülich. Learn how advanced 4D-STEM reveals dynamic behavior in metals. Sign up NOW! https://ow.ly/c18a50Z8maF

Thank you, Sendai! Bob & Shinya had a great time at the 82nd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Microscopy connecting with colleagues & collaborators. Looking forward to being at M&M 2026 in Milwaukee, WI and sharing the latest advances in direct detection technology!

Dose weighting is now standard in cryo-EM, but it began as Direct Electron's "damage compensation" method, first presented at the 2013 3DEM GRC. This early work helped establish the exposure-weighting approaches still used in cryo-EM software today. https://ow.ly/1wsG50Z6sJ6

TODAY at MSC-SMC 2026: Dr. Barnaby Levin presents “Advances in MAPS Direct Detector Technology for Electron Microscopy” at 4:30 PM in Session 6. Join him for the latest developments in event-based detectors, 4D STEM, cryo-EM & low-keV electron microscopy. https://ow.ly/J9Ux50Z4OP1