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Timelapse of micro-CT scanner installation

The installation of a ZEISS Xradia 630 Versa micro-CT scanner in minutes! The 3D X-ray microscope was installed and calibrated in the Microscopy Suite at the Beckman Institute in early 2024. The microscope is the first of its kind with life science applications in the U.S. It is available to University of Illinois investigators and may be used to support research projects around the world.

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