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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 desig ...
Tips for Viewing Bacteria Under a Microscope(Post)Exploring the Microbial Universe: Tips for Viewing Bacteria Under a Microscope Bacteria, the tiny microorganisms that populate our world, hold significant importance in fields such as microbiology, m ...
Pap Smear under the Microscope(Post)The Pap smear is a screening procedure that tests for cervical cancer. This test checks for the presence of precancerous or cancer cells on the cervix, the opening of the uterus. Women typically are ...
How to Obtain Darkfield in Microscopy(Post)Darkfield microscopy can be useful when staining a specimen is not an option. Learn a bit more about how darkfield microscopy works here. On a biological compound microscope, darkfield is often used ...
10 Types of Light Microscopes and How to Use Them(Post)What is a Light Microscope? A light microscope is a tool that enlarges and allows for the observation of tiny objects, often those that are not visible to the naked eye. It employs visible light and ...
Helpful Microscope Information(Page)This section of the Microscope World website has information on many topics relating to microscopy and the use of a microscope. Many of these pages were built after talking with customers and realizi ...
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 t ...
Clear Microscopy Images: Free of Dust & Dirt Specks(Page)If you've ever looked through a microscope and noticed dark specks on the microscopy image, chances are some part of the microscope is dirty. It can sometimes be difficult to trouble shoot exactly wh ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 t ...
Inverted Microscopes(Page)Inverted microscopes have both the light source and condenser set up high above the stage and pointing down toward the stage. Inverted microscopes have both the light source and ...
