Corian and Granite under the Microscope

Corian and granite are common materials used for countertops in kitchens. Corian is actually a name DuPont created for a material made up of acrylic polymer and alumina trihydrate. Granite is an igneous rock that generally has a medium grain texture. We recently took a look at both under a stereo microscope.

Corian at 10x magnification.

Granite at 15x magnificaiton.

Corian at 40x magnification.

Granite at 45x magnification.

All images were captured with the Moticam MC-2000 2.0 mega pixel camera and software.

Stereo Zoom Microscopes

The Meiji EMZ-13TR stereo microscope was used to capture these images of capacitors.

This image was captured at 75x magnification. In order to achieve this magnification, 20x eyepieces, a 1.5x auxiliary lens and a 1.0x c-mount adapter were used.

This image was captured at 150x magnification.

Diadema Antillarum Juvenile

This image is a juvenile of the long-spined tropical sea urchin Diadema Antillarum, at day 52. You can see the larvae image from day 32 here.

Image courtesy of Martin Moe.

This image was captured using the Meiji EMZ-13TR stereo zoom microscope along with the Nikon D80 camera adapter.