!%WITec GmbH’s%! True Surface Microscopy mode won the Pittcon 2011 Editor’s Gold Award for the most outstanding new product at this year’s conference and exhibition, which was held in March in Atlanta. The True Surface Microscopy technology allows confocal Raman imaging guided by surface microscopy. It follows surface topography with high precision so that, during confocal Raman imaging, even rough or inclined samples stay in focus. The product was selected by a panel of 150 editors registered at Pittcon. Based in Ulm, Germany, WITec manufactures optical and scanning probe microscopy systems.