Current microscope status
Department closure during the Christmas holiday (update 14.11)
- The Huygens building and therefor the GI department will be closed during the Christmas holiday from Monday 22 December up to and including January 2nd.
- Only people with special card access can enter the GI department. Remember to use the overwork timer!
- No support staff will be on site.
- Access to liquid nitrogen is not guaranteed.
- On January 5-6-7 the Huygens building will inaccessible due to maintenance work. No one will be allowed inside; this includes people with extra card access.
Light microscopes
| Microscope | Status | Notes | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SP8X | OK | ||
| SP8-Lia | OK | 488 laser functional again | 20.11.2025 |
| Thunder | OK | ||
| Timelapse | OK | New camera installed | 25.09.2025 |
| Lightsheet | Microscope fully functional, use 4TB SSD drive to take images | 20.11.2025 | |
| DM2500 | OK | ||
| SoRa | OK | ||
| TIRF | OK | ||
| Spinoza server | OK |
Electron microscopes and sample prep equipment
| Machine | Status | Notes | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEOL1400 | OK | ||
| JEOL2100 | Broken | HT problems. Contacted JEOL.
No date as of yet, but will not happen in November |
12.11.2025
14.11.2025 |
| STEM detector broken - under repair
EDX detector broken |
aug 2024
pre 2023 | ||
| Cryo-dock/station/holder | OK | ||
| HPM100 | OK | ||
| EMpact | Broken | Unsure if can be fixed | 01.09.2025 |
| Vitrobot | OK | ||
| UC-E microtome | OK | ||
| UC7/FC7 cryo-microtome | OK | ||
| CCU-010 | OK | ||
| Edward306 | Broken | Under repair | |
| BAF400 | OK | ||
| Vibratome | OK | ||
| CPD-020 | In storage | ||
| JFD-030 | OK |