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    Reticles and Eyepiece Micrometers(Page)

    Reticles are clear circular glass inserts with a scale inscribed on them.  They sit

    Environmental Microscopy: Identifying Particulates, Microplastics, and Airborne Contaminants(Post)

    Environmental microscopy plays a critical role in understanding the microscopic pollutants that impact ecosystems, public health, and industrial environments. From identifying microplastics in water s

    Microscopy Staining Information(Page)

    Microscope cell staining is a technique used to enable better visualization of cells and cell parts under the microscope. By using different stains, a nucleus or a cell wall are easier to view. Most...

    Viewing Automotive Parts with Polarized Light(Post)

    Metallic and reflective surfaces such as automotive parts are best viewed under a stereo microscope with reflected illumination. Using a microscope polarized ring light helps to reduce glare when view

    How To Prepare an Onion Cell Slide(Post)

    Peeling Back the Layers of Nature's Microcosm Microscopy offers a fascinating glimpse into the intricate world of cells, where the seemingly ordinary onion serves as a gateway to understanding cellula

    Numerical Aperature(Page)

    This is a somewhat complicated subject and the discussion that follows goes well beyond the entry in the glossary. Numerical Aperture (N.A.): This is a number that expresses the ability of a lens to...

    Digital Camera Adapters(Page)

    Digital camera adapters are used to connect digital cameras to the trinocular port on your microscope or through the eyetube. Note that camera adapters are not universal but are specific to the type...

    Infinity Corrected Optics (Page)

    What are Infinity Corrected Optics? Before Infinity corrected objectives were introduced, all microscopes had a fixed tube length. Microscopes that do not utilitze an infinity corrected optical...

    Wastewater Treatment Organism Identification(Post)

    Wastewater Treatment Organism Identification A wastewater treatment microscope can be used to identify a number of different organisms during the water treatment process. Below is a guide to identifyi

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    Destinations: We ship worldwide. To place an order within the United States you can order online. For shipments outside the US please email us or call +760 438-0528 to get a quote that includes...

    LED Ring Light versus Polarizing LED Ring Light(Post)

    In microscopy when using a stereo microscope it is common to use a LED ring light for illumination. You may have noticed that LED ring lights are available with polarization. What exactly is a polari

    Filter Patch Inspection Explained(Post)

    So, you work in a facility which has a lot of lubricated machinery operating and you want to do some quality control work, just to make sure the large (and expensive!) machines are working well and no