Quantum Detectors

16/06/2026

Still collecting frames?
For decades, electron microscopy workflows have relied on frame-based acquisition, generating increasingly large datasets that must be stored, transferred and processed before analysis can begin.

Merlin T4 introduces an alternative approach.

By recording individual electron events rather than continuous image streams, researchers can explore new ways to manage data-intensive workflows and unlock the potential of next-generation electron microscopy applications.

From Frames to Events.
That'll be Merlin T4.

Learn more:
https://quantumdetectors.com/event-based-electron-detection/

09/06/2026

Drowning in detector data?
Modern electron microscopy workflows can generate huge datasets, slowing transfer, storage, processing and analysis.

Merlin T4 offers a different approach.

By recording individual electron events as precise X,Y,T coordinates, Merlin T4 gives researchers the potential to reduce unnecessary data burden while supporting advanced workflows including 4D-STEM, ptychography and diffraction.

Capture events, not terabytes.
That’ll be Merlin T4.

Explore event-based electron detection:

https://quantumdetectors.com/event-based-electron-detection/

21/05/2026

In just under two weeks, the NEMI Workshop at NTNU - Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet in Trondheim will bring together the electron microscopy community to explore the transition from traditional TEM to automated, high-throughput “big data” workflows.

We are especially pleased that attendees will get hands-on experience using Merlin detectors as part of advanced workflows spanning:

🔹 3D ED and 4D-STEM
🔹 Automated acquisition with tools such as instamatic and PyJEM
🔹 Data processing using Jana/PETS2, pyxem and HyperSpy

For researchers looking to improve throughput, data quality and workflow automation in electron microscopy, this is a valuable opportunity to see how detector performance supports real scientific applications.

Although the official registration deadline has passed, the organisers have confirmed that late sign-ups are still being accepted.

Details and registration: https://www.ntnu.edu/temgemini/nemi

This year’s workshop will focus on how to collect and analyze (big) data in transmission electron diffraction in a more automatic way than is done traditionally. New possibilities for automation and multidimensional data acquisition, collection routines, better cameras/detectors, and open-source d...

05/05/2026

Great to see the Quantum Detectors team in the middle of the discussions at PICO2026.

PICO brings together a focused community of electron microscopy researchers, instrument developers and industry experts working at the cutting edge of aberration-corrected EM, 4D-STEM and detector technology.

This week, Matus Krajnak is presenting our work on Merlin T4 and Timepix4, with a focus on event-based 4D-STEM and what it enables for next-generation experiments.

If you’re at PICO2026, come and find us in Vaals.

20/04/2026

We are pleased to see Quantum Detectors MerlinEM featured in a new ACS Nano paper from EPFL researchers studying VO₂ switches. The authors report that SPED data were acquired using a MerlinEM direct detection camera, as part of a workflow combining TEM, SPED, EELS, AFM and electrical analysis.

This matters because it shows MerlinEM supporting the kind of advanced phase mapping and structural analysis needed in publication-grade materials and device research.

Read more: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnano.5c19805

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Transition metal oxides provide a versatile platform for memristive devices, with vanadium oxide compounds attracting particular attention due to their sharp and ultrafast insulator-to-metal transition. However, their practical implementation is often constrained by structural and electrical modific...

06/04/2026

When detector technology is trusted in one of the world’s most demanding environments, it says something powerful about the platform behind it.

It is exciting to see CERN Timepix technology playing a role in Artemis II, helping monitor the radiation environment inside the Orion spacecraft on humanity’s return journey towards the Moon.

At Quantum Detectors, that same spirit of innovation underpins Merlin T4, built on the Timepix4 ASIC for advanced event-based and time-resolved electron microscopy.

Space exploration and electron microscopy are very different frontiers, but both depend on detector technology that can perform when the science, environment and expectations are pushing the limits.

Congratulations to CERN Innovation Partnerships and everyone involved in taking this remarkable technology beyond Earth orbit.

Read more here: https://home.cern/news/news/knowledge-sharing/cern-timepix-chips-fly-moon

At 00:35 CEST today, the Artemis II mission successfully launched, marking the first human journey to the Moon since 1972. During their ten-day journey aboard the Orion spacecraft, the four astronauts are expected to receive tens of millisieverts of radiation, more than ten times what most people ex...

02/03/2026

Great to be at the University of Warwick this week contributing to an Electron Microscopy seminar and introducing MerlinT4 to a packed room of researchers.

The session was extremely well attended, with strong discussion around 4D-STEM, strain mapping, dose-efficient workflows and the increasing importance of temporal resolution in dynamic experiments.

A big thank you to the EM-RTP team for hosting:
Dr Peng Wang – Director, Electron Microscopy Research Technical Platform
Dr Yisong Han – Senior Scientific Officer
Dr Eoin Moynihan – Researcher

Quantum Detectors has long supported the UK microscopy community through MerlinEM, and it was valuable to share how next-generation hybrid pixel detection is evolving to meet emerging research demands.

Always a pleasure to engage directly with leading research groups and support the advancement of electron microscopy.

26/02/2026

From materials science to structural biology, 4D-STEM is no longer experimental — it’s becoming practical.

This SelectScience article explores how multidimensional electron microscopy enables:
• Momentum-resolved STEM and ptychography
• Phase retrieval from overlapping diffraction data
• AI-accelerated inverse multislice reconstruction
• Low-dose, high-information imaging for biological samples

As detector speed and event-based architectures evolve, researchers can now extract more information from individual electrons — not just better images.

A must-read for anyone working at the intersection of EM, computation, and next-generation detector technology.

📖 Read more:
https://www.selectscience.net/article/electron-microscopy-enters-a-new-era-of-high-speed-discovery

01/01/2026

As we start 2026, we’d like to thank the global materials science and synchrotron communities for a year of collaboration.

In 2025, we engaged with facilities, researchers and partners worldwide through conferences, meetings and scientific discussion — continuing to advance our detector technologies and share knowledge across the community.

We’re looking forward to building on this momentum in the year ahead.

18/12/2025

As this year comes to a close, the Quantum Detectors family would like to say thank you to everyone we’ve had the pleasure of working with in 2025.

This year was shaped by collaboration, curiosity, and the shared goal of pushing science forward across the electron microscopy and X-ray communities. We’re grateful for the conversations, partnerships, and trust you place in us. 🤝 And we’re excited to keep building together in 2026!

Wishing you a relaxing festive break and a bright start to the new year 🎉

🕰️ Quantum Detectors' Holiday Hours:
• 24 December: Open until midday
• 25 December–1 January: Closed
• 2 January: Back to Business: 9:00am–5:00pm

Thanks again,
The Quantum Detectors Team