Ablascan: the super scanner that identifies atoms at the speed of light
Ablaton democratizes elemental microscopy by launching its new generation of LIBS imaging, AI-assisted. Plug-and-play, customizable, easy operation on all periodic table including light elements usable by both industrial technicians and scientific researchers.
Emerging from the Institut Lumière Matière (ILM), the deeptech startup Ablatom introduces AblaScan, the first intelligent Libs microscope capable of revealing the atomic composition of materials in milliseconds - reliably and automatically.
Backed by 15 years of R&D, this customizable, plug-and-play microscope democratizes cutting-edge laser technology, previously difficult to access, to meet the needs of both laboratories and industries across the entire material lifecycle.
Enhanced by AI, this innovation significantly accelerates and automates the chemical analysis of materials at the microscopic level. Its speed outperforms conventional equipment by 2.5 to 10 times, even on large surfaces.
This revolutionary technology enables resource tracking in ores, maps lithium distribution in batteries, identifies metal fragility in nuclear applications, and ensures the quality control of strategic metals in recycled waste streams.
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ABLASCAN addresses two fundamental needs:
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- For laboratories: An open tool that expands scientific exploration and accelerates the discovery and development of new material properties.
- For industries: A fast, ergonomic solution deployable directly on-site, eliminating the lengthy and costly processes of traditional lab-based analysis.
This innovation opens new avenues for exploration, scanning large surfaces (for instance, 200 cm²) in a single sequence while maintaining micrometric resolution under ambient temperature and pressure conditions.
Its unique specifications rely on advanced algorithms developed by Ablatom, which automatically identify a material’s chemical elements with unparalleled accuracy, even detecting traces previously invisible to conventional technologies. This automation democratizes high-level analyses, reducing operational costs and boosting productivity.
Key competitive advantages:
- Sampling, excitation, and detection in a single process.
- Instant chemical composition analysis.
- Detection of all periodic table elements, including light elements.
- Large surface mapping at micrometric resolution.
Ablatom, a provider of elemental analysis solutions, is an innovative company specializing in LIBS technology. This laser-based chemical analysis technique stands out from conventional methods thanks to its unique features such as sensitivity, speed, adaptability to samples and environments, and its unparalleled ability to characterize surface materials and enable real-time online chemical control.
From laboratories to industries, our custom solutions empower clients to boost productivity, enhance competitiveness, and expand their exploration and chemical analysis capabilities. Our multidisciplinary team of experts supports the entire client needs chain: from technical feasibility studies to chemical imaging and analysis services, all the way to the design and creation of custom LIBS instruments.