cryo-neaSCOPE+xs is a pioneering instrument for nanoscale optical imaging and spectroscopy in an extreme cryogenic environment.

SNOM (near field scanning optical microscopy or NSOM) is a microscopic technique that exceeds the resolution limit due to the properties of attenuated waves. The distance between the detector and the sample is less than the wavelength of light when measured, and this is used in optical microscopy, among other things, for its ability to increase the contrast of nanoparticles.