# Overview

I08 delivers soft X-ray scanning transmission microscopy (STXM) and ptychography for chemical imaging at the nanoscale, used in environmental, biological and materials science.

[![I08 scanning X-ray microscope end station](https://wiki.dls-demo.s14staging.uk/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/scaled-1680-/i08-microscope.png)](https://wiki.dls-demo.s14staging.uk/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/i08-microscope.png)

*I08 scanning X-ray microscope (demo image)*