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Microscopy & Imaging by Heather Hobbs New Chief Executive takes RMS forward
Sali Davis has recently joined the RMS as its new Chief Executive, following the retirement of Allison Winton, who has served almost 40 years at the Society.
Sali, who comes from a legal background, was previously Chief Executive of Optometry Wales, a membership body representing all primary care optometrists in Wales. She also worked for Deloitte and Touche LLP, running a practice review programme for Tax Partners and was formerly a Project Offi cer for the Royal College of GPs. She is a lay panel member for Social Care Wales and is a mentor for new mothers returning to the workplace.
“I am so excited to take on this new challenge, and to be joining such a highly respected international Society with a rich and unique history. Under Allison’s leadership the RMS has strengthened its reputation for the delivery of high quality events, publications and Outreach and
Education activities. I hope to ensure her legacy is preserved and to build on everything that has been achieved,” Sali said.
Allison, who joined the RMS in 1984 as Secretary to the Administrator, held the Chief Executive post since 2017 and the position of Events Director for fi ve years prior to that. She said: “The RMS is a brilliant organisation and I feel very fortunate to have been a part of it for so many years. Over the years I have worked with some amazing people and I would like to thank everyone involved at the RMS – past and present – for making this such a wonderful journey. I would also like to wish Sali every best wish for the future.”
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Sali Davis (Credit: RMS) Allison Winton (Credit: RMS)
Investment in world-class microscopy to advance materials characterisation
A new fi ve-year agreement that will strengthen links between the UK’s national synchrotrons and industry using microscopy at the UK’s pioneering electron Physical Science Imaging Centre (ePSIC), in Harwell, Oxfordshire, was recently announced by Diamond Lightsource and Johnson Matthey, a global leader in sustainable technologies.
Johnson Matthey will upgrade its aberration corrected (Jeol) electron microscope T EEpsic with a cutting-edge electron energy loss spectrometer (EELS) from Gatan-Ametek. Supported by a direct detection camera, the new spectrometer will provide enhanced localised compositional and speciation information when analysing materials at the atomic scale, especially for platinum group metals (PGMs).
Enhanced characterisation of PGM catalyst materials is critical to the research and development of sustainable technologies that are driving the net zero energy transition, such as hydrogen fuel cells and the production of sustainable aviation fuel.
Dr Elizabeth Shotton, Head of Industrial Liaison at Diamond Light Source commented: “This facility helps to enable some of the most important physical sciences research for the UK. We face unprecedented challenges in developing cleaner and more effi cient energy sources for a brighter world, improving our existing manufacturing processes, and more, and Diamond is perfectly poised to help solve these problems, by providing great science infrastructure and expertise to our users.”
Dr Elizabeth Rowsell, OBE, Chief Technology Offi cer at Johnson Matthey, said: “Our long-standing collaboration with Diamond Light Source has already helped us to develop our sustainable technologies which are catalysing the net zero transition. This next stage of investment takes our advanced characterisation capabilities a step further. The upgraded microscope will open up new insights into our catalysts and materials and help us to fi nd new and improved solutions to driving down automotive emissions, transforming our energy systems, and decarbonising chemicals production.”
Professor Gianluigi Botton, CEO of Diamond Light Source concluded: “When Diamond began this collaboration in 2014, we committed to developing the best scientifi c tools and facilities for users and businesses solving the UK’s biggest challenges. We are proud to support Johnson Matthey and British business as a whole. Now operating with 33 beamlines, electron microscopes, and world-class labs – and about to begin our transformative Diamond-II upgrade programme – we are very excited to see the transformative science that will be delivered in the years to come.”
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From left to right: Dogan Ozkaya (Johnson Matthey), Gerda von de Kerkhof (Diamond and Johnson Matthey), Manfred Schuster (Johnson Matthey), Elizabeth Shotton (Diamond), Gianluigi Botton (Diamond), Adrian Mancuso (Diamond), Jonathan Booth (Jonathan Matthey) and Elizabeth Rowsell (Johnson Matthey) (Credit: Diamond Light Source)
QDs predicted to impact infra-red sensing in 2024
The demand for high-performance short-wave infrared (SWIR) sensing in AI and machine vision is expected to fuel an explosion of activity in the quantum dot (QD) market this year, as industry players in sectors including food inspection, medical devices, artifi cial intelligence and more, are increasingly seeking to expand their access to infrared data, according to infrared QD technology company Quantum Science.
The rise of cheaper alternatives to Indium-Gallium-Arsenide (InGaAs) sensors were said to have already disrupted the multi- billion-dollar market for SWIR capable electronics, with machine vision businesses already seeing the benefi ts of affordable low pixel pitch and high-resolution imaging fi rst hand.
Proven, lower-cost technology, such as the company’s INFIQ® technology lead sulphide-based QDs, argued the company, offer high tenability to wavelengths across the near and shortwave
infrared spectra, enabling sensors equipped with them the ability to capture vast quantities of ‘invisible’ data.
The recent development of lead- free QD technology sensitive to wavelengths up to 1,550nm will also soon start unlocking exciting SWIR applications in consumer electronics by providing a non- toxic, high-performance solution.
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“We’re seeing growing demand for intelligent systems in all aspects of society, leading to a need for sophisticated sensor solutions,” said Quantum Science’s CEO and Founder Dr Hao Pang. “These advanced systems rely on data; without accurate information, they
“SWIR capability will provide the next great leap in imaging and sensing by broadening the range of data accessible by devices, and increasingly, vision industry players are recognising this and investing in cameras that can take advantage of this technology. As they do so, the applications of this technology will expand: from enabling artifi cial intelligence to reach its full potential by feeding it with higher quality invisible data, to high-performance industrial cameras sorting plastic waste to benefi t the environment, the answer lies in SWIR,” he added.
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