Abstract: The invention relates to a sample handling and storage system. The system is used for storing and handling samples, which may be cryogenic samples, that are arranged for use in charged particle microscopy, such as cryo-electron microscope samples for use in cryo-transmission electron microscopy. The system comprises a storage apparatus for storing a plurality of samples, and a Charged Particle Apparatus (CPA), such as a cryo-TEM, at a location remote from said storage apparatus. The system further comprises a transfer device that is releasably connectable to said storage apparatus, and that is releasably connectable to said CPA as well. As defined herein, said transfer device is arranged for acquiring a sample from said plurality of samples when connected to said storage apparatus, and arranged for transferring said sample from said transfer device to said CPA when connected to said CPA.

Abstract: An HVAC controller includes a housing having an outer housing wall, a circuit board within the housing and a flexible circuit electrically coupled to the circuit board. The flexible circuit may provide a bias force toward a non-flexed state when flexed. A temperature sensor may be electrically coupled to the flexible circuit, which is mounted in a flexed configuration within the housing such that the bias force of the flexible circuit biases the temperature sensor against the outer housing wall.