We’ve all likely seen the amazing images possible with a scanning electron microscope. An SEM can yield remarkably detailed 3D images of the tiniest structures, and they can be invaluable tools ...

In 1948 Seibert left Leitz and undertook the task of designing ... Emoskop : this marvel is a telescope, a microscope and three magnifier in a pocket package only 50mm long. It is the optical ...

While I have seen optics turn these cameras into pretty good microscopes, my setup added nothing more than a phone tripod, and will get you by in a pinch. With all this very usable and capable ...

Learn more › Pocket microscopes are a way to take a sense of adventure with you wherever you go. These tiny machines allow you to zoom in and see an object’s surface or even look at cells ...

After an Orthodox Jewish man was shot while walking to his synagogue on the Sabbath in Rogers Park, Chicago, last weekend, media outlets quickly gathered and disseminated information about the ...

To use a light microscope to examine animal or plant cells. To make observations and draw scale diagrams of cells. Turn the coarse focus so that the stage is as close to the objective lens as ...

The Zeiss LSM 780 is a multi-purpose, visible light confocal laser scanning microscope. It is equipped with a 34 channel spectral array with laser lines at 405nm, 458nm, 488nm, 514nm, 561nm, 594nm and ...

Metallurgical microscopes are used for metallurgical inspection, including metals, ceramics, and other materials. A microscope is an instrument capable of producing a magnified image of a small object ...

In a remote village in eastern India, dozens of underprivileged children are for the first time marveling at the elaborate details of flower petals with the help of a microscope—made out of bamboo.

Scanning probe microscopes (SPM) form images of surfaces by using a physical probe that scans the specimen. The microscope enables the imaging of surfaces at the nanometer scale. SPM uses a fine probe ...

From spines on neurons to pollen on an insect’s eye, the winners of Nikon’s Small World photo contest offer a kaleidoscopic glimpse into a tiny world. These water fleas (Daphnia sp.) can ...

Cells grown and transfected on coverslips were fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde and examined with a LEITZ-BMRB fluorescence microscope (Leica, Heidelberg, Germany) using a bandpass FITC filter setting.