Mad City Labs Downloads

  1. Ingenuity + Instrumentation: Creating A Novel 4D Microscopy Method 7/25/2022

    A team of Duke University researchers sought to explore the viral infection process before the virus has bonded to tissue, understanding how viruses navigate the epithelial space, through mucus and the periciliary layer.

     

  2. Building Active Feedback Control: Methods At The Nanoscale 6/10/2022

    Active feedback control can be accomplished in either a closed-loop system or an open-loop system, using various combinations of software and hardware, depending on the demands of the experiment.

  3. Modular Motion Control 5/20/2022

    The MMP series of micropositioners from Mad City Labs have a modular design and can be incorporated into many configurations suitable for microscopy, inspection, or imaging applications. They are designed to be compatible with many optomechanical components and controlled via (supplied) LabView software.

  4. Confirming Picometer Performance Of Nanopositioning Systems 12/3/2021

    Mad City Labs is the only nanopositioning company showing real-world experimental verification of <50-pm closed-loop step-resolution.

  5. Precision Motion And How To Achieve It 9/17/2021

    Moving from micron- to nanoscale-level research forces researchers to better understand their own actions’ impact on passive factors that undermine precision. Simple modifications to an experiment or instrumentation can help researchers achieve precision goals without additional processing.

  6. Nanopositioners: What Are They Good For? 5/7/2021

    Nanopositioner applications, utility, and functionality often are misunderstood — to the detriment of researchers whose experiments might benefit from the stability, precision, and repeatability these instruments offer.

  7. Atomic Force Microscopy Enhances The Nanoscopy Toolkit 3/22/2021

    Atomic force microscopes are ideal for nanomechanical characterization, bringing utility to nanoscopy applications and excelling in conditions where low light presents challenges or sample integrity is vital.

  8. Creating Tungsten Tips Using Mad City Labs SPM Etch Kit 9/29/2020

    The Mad City Labs SPM etch kit is designed allow users to create a sharp tungsten tip suitable for scanning probe microscopy. The instrumentation allows the user to attach a tungsten wire to a quartz tuning fork and electrochemically etch the wire. 

  9. High Resolution Steps For Angular Displacement Using The Nano-MTA2 9/29/2020

    This app note presents data demonstrating the Nano-MTA2's ability to take extremely small steps of 25 nanoradians and for these steps to be discerned by an external measurement. This performance is possible due to the low noise and high-resolution capabilities of PicoQ® sensors.

  10. Using Shattered Silicon As Resonant Probe Tips 9/29/2020

    Shattered silicon wafers can produce shards of silicon that terminate in sharp tips suitable for AFM use. The simplicity and low cost of this method makes it a viable alternative to using etched tungsten tips. The SPM Etch Kit can be used to attach shard of silicon to the tuning fork to produce a tuning fork tip. This application note assumes that the SPM etch kit is assembled and ready for use.