Highlights from Microscopy and Microanalysis.

This document titled "Highlights from Microscopy and Microanalysis" provides summaries of three articles related to microscopy techniques. The first article discusses the challenges of sample preparation for cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) using primary neuronal cell cultures from Drosophila melanogaster. The authors highlight their efforts to optimize sample preservation and caution practitioners about potential artifacts that could affect biological interpretations. The second article introduces a new imaging technique using a pixelated electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) detector to visualize threading dislocations and surface steps in nitride thin films. The third article presents a versatile and reproducible cryo-sample preparation methodology for atom probe studies, which allows for reliable analysis of sensitive materials specimens at cryogenic temperatures. The authors demonstrate the attachment and preparation of frozen liquids and provide examples of APT results from various materials. [Extracted from the article]