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Microscope Glossary of Terms(Page)
Below you will find many of the terms used in the "Microscope World" - or just simply in microscopy. Abbe Condenser: A specially designed lens that mounts under the stage and is usually movable in...
Best College and University Microscopes(Post)The best microscopes for college and university use may depend on exactly what you wish to view with the microscope. Below are some guidelines for choosing the best college or university microscope.
Features of Infrared Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopes(Post)Features and Benefits of the Infrared Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope Semiconductor wafers, bonded wafer "sandwiches," and other microelectronic devices often require the ability to perform examina
How To, When To and Why Use Immersion Oil(Page)Why Use Microscope Immersion Oil? When light passes from a material of one refractive index to another (for example: from glass to air), it bends. In the space between the microscope objective lens...
What Microscope Magnification Should I Start With?(Post)What Objective Magnification Should I Start With? An important point to understand when working with compound microscopes and their objective lenses is that the field of view changes as the magnificat
Microscope Cleaning Information(Page)Make sure that you only clean your microscope lenses when they are dirty and use the proper materials. You can purchase a microscope cleaning kit here. If your objective lenses are dirty, you can...
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...
How to Clean a Microscope(Post)Microscope maintenance is crucial for ensuring accurate observations and prolonging the life of your valuable instrument. When cleaning a microscope, you'll want to approach the task with care, precis
Microscope Resolution Explained Using Blood Cells(Post)Quite often people tell us the microscope resolution they need, but they don't really know what they mean by resolution. That's okay, as it is not necessarily a straight-forward concept. What is Resol
Pollen Under a Microscope: What Does It Look Like?(Post)Pollen may look like ordinary yellow dust to the naked eye, but under a microscope, it reveals a surprising variety of shapes, textures, and intricate patterns. Some pollen grains are perfectly round,
Microscope Parts and Specifications(Page)Historians credit the invention of the compound microscope to the Dutch spectacle maker, Zacharias Janssen, around the year 1590 (more history here). The compound microscope uses lenses and light to...
Microscope Magnification Versus Microscope Resolution(Page)In microscopy there are two concepts that many people often think of as one concept, but they are in fact very different. These two concepts are microscope resolution and microscope magnification...



