Eldico Blog

"Especially impressed by the highly precise goniometer"

Petra Simoncic — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 15:37:38 GMT

It is planned that the department for Chemical Crystallography and Electron Microscopy, which today offers as a service a wide range of techniques for the analysis of solid compounds such as SC-XRD, PXRD, SEM and TEM, will also host by then the electron diffractometer.

On the occasion of the negotiations, Professor Christian Lehmann gave ELDICO an interview about his perspectives for the development of electron diffraction as upcoming analytical method in crystallography, how his institute may use the ED-1 for, and where he sees strengths of the instrument:

Great prospects for ELDICO ED-1 at Stockholm University: Interview with Dr. Hongyi Xu

Petra Simoncic — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 14:49:59 GMT

We are excited to host Dr. Hongyi Xu as a speaker at Eldico’s next webinar the 2nd of March. He is not only a valuable and distinguished member of our scientific advisory board but also a principal investigator at the Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry at Stockholm University, where ELDICO’s electron diffractometer, ELDICO ED-1, will be installed soon. As Dr. Xu is responsible to further develop and apply electron crystallography methods, we used this opportunity to learn more from him about the experiments he plans to conduct at the Stockholm lab and ask him about the anticipated advantages of a dedicated electron diffractometer, like the ELDICO ED-1.

10 advantages of ED-based approaches to crystallography

Nils Gebhardt — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 09:13:14 GMT

During the past years, every relevant congress or conference dedicated to crystallography, chemistry, material sciences, geology, biomolecules and many other areas has featured sessions, key speakers and lectures that address the topic of electron diffraction (ED). The number of scientific publications on this technique is also increasing rapidly. The recent ECM33 Versailles conference proved that electron diffraction is the up-to-the-minute topic for crystallography. This upswing is supported by instrumental innovations such as the ELDICO ED-1, the worlds first system dedicated solely to electron diffraction.

Stockholm University signs up for ELDICO’s ED-1

Nils Gebhardt — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 11:47:55 GMT

ELDICO’s electron diffractometer, ELDICO ED-1, will be installed at the Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK) at Stockholm University.

The revolutionary electron diffractometer shows compelling performance: With recently achieved R₁ values below 10% the ELDICO ED-1 delivers results of unprecedented quality for 3D ED data collection and is as such perfectly suited for demanding scientific applications.

MOFs could accelerate cancer research. And more

Petra Simoncic — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 08:59:03 GMT

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been gaining popularity in the scientific circles in the last couple of years given to the extended array of applications in energy, healthcare and fighting climate change, among others. However, their importance has recently become increasingly more visible for the general public as well, as research from Chicago University assesses whether MOFs could aid in radiotherapy treatments for advanced-stage cancer patients.

Scientific applications services can make a difference in your research

Nils Gebhardt — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 09:46:05 GMT

Push your research beyond boundaries: With electron diffraction services from ELDICO Scientific, a faster and more efficient drug development is in reach.

Crystallography beyond boundaries

Nils Gebhardt — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 13:06:33 GMT

ECM33 Versailles in a nutshell: Over 400 visitors at the ELDICO booth informing themselves and discussing the potential of our technology - and we enjoyed every bit of it. The conference proved that electron diffraction is the up-to-the-minute topic for crystallography. With heavy traffic to our booth, a scientific presentation, posters and numerous inspiring conversations - ELDICO has contributed yet again to help popularize this emerging technology in the crystallographic community.

We keep growing (unlike our crystals)

Emma Pustan — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 11:39:24 GMT

We are excited to welcome two new members in the ELDICO team who are strengthening our know-how and help our organization strive.

ELDICO is committed to meet the most stringent of needs in terms of scientific advancements for electron diffraction. From designing and bringing to market the first dedicated electron diffractometer, meeting clients’ and partners’ requirements, establishing scientific collaborations that last to creating an innovation-friendly community, we are grateful that we had the right team to foster the exponential growth of our start-up. Petra and Jamison are our two newest hires that will help in sustaining (and exceeding) that rhythm.

Organic chemistry can find new horizons at the nanoscale

stram@eldico.ch (Danny Stam) — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 08:19:16 GMT

Ahead of the great Biannual RSEQ Conference in Granada, where around 1.800 scientists from the vast field of chemistry are expected, we at ELDICO are preparing to introduce electron diffraction to a broader community including the neighboring fields of crystallography. We are convinced that electron diffraction as a fast-emerging nano-analytical technique has the potential to change the way solid state analytics is being done in the future. The ED-1, designed in 2019 by ELDICO Scientific is the first dedicated and market-available electron diffractometer in the world and the first instrument of its kind to welcome commercial samples for individual measurements in the Basel Electron Diffraction Experience Center, open to the public since beginning of 2022. This will propel the dissemination of electron diffraction and nano-crystallography to new horizons.

Quality breakthrough: R1<10% on Triphenylbenzene

Dr. Eric Hovestreydt — Tue, 03 May 2022 06:47:03 GMT

Triphenylbenzene experiments on ELDICO ED-1 brought our continuous R&D to a significant milestone: R values as low as 9% were achieved with a standard kinematical refinement from a single run.