Not a slideshow — a physics-driven simulation. Change a setting and the image responds the way it would on the instrument, so mistakes cost nothing but a moment.
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Full beam control
Accelerating voltage, spot size, working distance, focus, astigmatism correction, and aperture alignment via the wobble tool — the exact skills that separate a technician from a button-pusher.
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SE & BSE detectors
Switch detectors on the same field and watch topography give way to compositional contrast — the single most important concept in the course, made visible.
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Vacuum & charging
Simulated pump-down, VENT / LV / HV modes, and realistic charging artifacts on uncoated insulators — the artifact every new operator has to learn to diagnose.
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EDS & EBSD modules
Acquire a spectrum, run point analysis, and generate grain-orientation maps — the analytical techniques that turn imaging into materials science.
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12 sample presets
Metals, ceramics, a battery cathode, an unknown-contamination case study, and sputter-coated biological samples — a compound eye, a spider eye, an insect antenna.
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Guided tutorial
A 30-step walkthrough that deliberately detunes the instrument, then guides a student back to a properly focused, corrected, well-exposed image.
