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    Using Microscopes to Test Meat for the Presence of Trichinella Threadworms(Post)

    What are Trichinella? Trichinella are threadworms that can infect wildlife (including bears, foxes, and seals) and domestic animals (especially pigs, dogs, and horses). These worms are about 1mm long

    Plant Research Under the Microscope: Imaging Trichomes, Stomata, and Leaf Microstructures(Post)

    Plants may appear simple from a distance, but under magnification they reveal an intricate world of specialized cells and structures. From defensive hairs to microscopic pores that regulate gas exchan

    Microscope C-Mount Adapters Explained(Post)

    A microscope c-mount adapter allows you to connect a microscope camera to the trinocular port of the microscope (see image below). C-Mount adapters are microscope specific, which means they are design

    Stereo Microscope Polarizing LED Ring Light(Post)

    Recently an industrial customer asked what combination of stereo microscope and lighting options would be best to view their circuit board quality assurance work. This customer's circuit boards were 4

    Salt Under a Microscope: What Salt Crystals Really Look Like(Post)

    Salt may look like nothing more than tiny white grains when sprinkled onto food, but put those same grains under a microscope and they become surprisingly geometric. Under a microscope, table salt ap

    Mitosis(Page)

    What is Mitosis?   There are various structures within the cell, but many are too difficult to see. For example, within the nucleus lie the chromosomes. These are important for heredity and...

    USP 751 Microscope for Ophthalmic Ointments(Post)

    USP 751 Test Microscope: Metal Particles in Ophthalmic Ointments The USP 751 test was designed to limit to a level considered to be unobjectionable, the number and size of discrete metal particles tha

    Human Cardiac Muscle under Microscope(Post)

    The human cardiac muscle (or heart muscle) is an involuntary, striated muscle found in the walls of the heart. There are 3 major types of muscle: Skeletal muscle (covering the skeleton and giving the

    What Can You See in Pond Water Under a Microscope?(Post)

    If you scoop a small jar of pond water and place a drop under a microscope, you are opening a window into an entire hidden ecosystem. What looks like plain water to the naked eye is actually filled wi

    Plants Prepared Slides(Page)

    This plants microscope prepared slide kit contains 5 prepared slides including onion root tip, spirogyra, corn, and fern prothallium prepared slides. All of the prepared microscope slides shown below...

    Microscope Slide Mounting Media(Post)

    Microscope Slide Mounting Media  The Cargille Meltmount series consists of optical-quality thermoplastic mounting media, designed for microscope slide mounting and other optical coupling applications.

    Fiberglass under the Microscope(Post)

    What is Fiberglass? Fiberglass is a common type of fiber-reinforced plastic using glass fiber. The fibers may be randomly arranged, flattened into a sheet, or woven into fabric. It is a strong, lightw