Washington State University researchers await the arrival of a powerful $1.7 million microscope capable of creating 3-D models of an object’s interior with nanometer precision. The technology will be used towards advancing components like batteries, solar cells and drug delivery methods that all need microscopic precision. The x-ray microscope is the first of it’s kind to be implemented at a U.S. university. The technology will bring WSU closer to industries researching various energy applications as WSU researchers plan to partner with a Bellevue based nuclear energy company and Santa Clara Calif., solar company. Both benefiting from this technology set to arrive at WSU’s Pullman campus in October.