Materials & Earth Science

You need the right tools for reliable, high-quality imaging and analysis. Leica Microsystems is the single source for all your research needs. Along with expert local support, we offer a broad range of optics, imaging systems, software, and ergonomic accessories to design a system for your application.

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Geology, Environmental, Paleontology and Earth Science

Research and discover solutions for routine to challenging environmental conservation and geoscience issues with versatile and reliable microscope systems from Leica Microsystems. Your work has a significant impact on advancing the understanding of the world around us, so your research tools must be powerful and accurate to support well-documented and reproducible results. Leica's line of ergonomic, high-quality microscopy solutions provide modular systems to help you inspect a broad range of materials with precise measurement and detailed analysis.

Materials Science, Physics, and Engineering

Be at the forefront of materials, physics and engineering research with high-quality microscope systems for scientific institutions. To aid your discoveries and testing, you need powerful, reliable and affordable microscopes, cameras and software to inspect, analyze, measure and document a variety of samples. Leica Microsystems features ergonomically designed, high-quality imaging systems to attack routine to the most challenging materials research applications.

So that you never miss a detail

Leica Microsystems provides a range of solutions for the different fields of activity of restorers, art historians, archaeologists and experts from related fields. All optimize detail-accurate work on the specimen, microscopic analysis of structures and materials as well as documentation.

Art Conservation

Combined with digital camera technology and image analysis software, Leica Microsystems’ art conservation microscope solutions are designed for the different fields of activity of restorers, art historians, archaeologists and experts in conservation workshops and museums.

Earth Sciences Education

In your area of expertise, fields of study can be as specific as micropaleontology, hydrogeology, sedimentology, or environmental science. Microscopy tasks can become highly specific as well, using polarization contrast for reflectivity studies, for example. Dedicated optics and software help your students on their way.

Sample Preparation for Materials Science

Sample preparation is key for observing the finest textures and details on the sample surface in high resolution. The right workflow and tools for the pre-preparation will lead to an excellently prepared sample, reduce procedure time and produce reliable and precise results.

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