My main area of expertise is Scanning Electron Microscopy and Qualitative Microanalysis, incorporating Remote Access Microscopy or Telepresence Microscopy. I was the first person to transmit electron microscopy LIVE to an interactive audience at a location remote from the actual laboratory.
In the early days we used simple videoconferencing software packages like CU-SeeMe (developed by Cornell University) and electronic community portals like The Nanoworld Bulletin Board Service (BBS) to communicate activity and compare developments.
A decade later we have evolved to Video Collaboration Technologies like dedicated Internet Video Servers (eg. Axis Video and Audio Servers), specialist Video Conferencing Hardware (eg. Polycom and Tandberg), and the International Access Grid Community Network. Even the Nanoworld BBS I began and nurtured for many years has evolved into the Nanoworld Website of today.
I developed CyberSTEM for the University of Queensland's Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis and now bring this technology to the public as a commercial service, utilizing a weblog portal designed to complement existing EM web resources.
This online service is
A Demo Video Server is running to allow you to experience what quality of service you can expect to your existing networked computer. All you need is your favourite web browser and to accept installation of a small Active-X plugin on your computer. Usually the preferred method of voice communication is still the telephone. This leaves more of your available network bandwidth for smooth video streaming.