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Aberration and other light distortions
Source: Unsplash That’s no moon! That’s… a distortion of our specimen caused by a phenomenon called aberration. (Is it safe to assume the Venn diagram of Star Wars fans and microscope enthusiasts is a circle?) Aberration, in optics, is the deviation of light rays...
Mobile Microscopes: Research on the go
Source: Unsplash It’s become a bit of a sitcom trope lately that parents are always asking their kids to put down their phones. But many don’t see their phones as “phones” anymore, and in fact, for most people, placing calls is the least frequent activity they do. But...
The History of Microscope Illumination Methods
Source: Unsplash We’ve blogged about light sources before, but there’s another side to the story of perfecting your microscope imaging. Microscope illumination methods are equally as important as illumination sources. Illumination methods have come a long was from...
SEM and Diagnostic Pathology
Source: Unsplash Scanning electron microscopy (or SEM for short) has long been used to create incredibly detailed images of our microscopic world. There is arguably no other instrument with the breadth of applications in the study of solid materials that compares with...
Material Science Microscopes
Source: Unsplash A Quick Overview Material science is truly an interdisciplinary field. It combines chemistry, physics, chemistry, and engineering in order to advance the discovery of new materials. The field is actually quite old, stemming back from as early as the...
Metallography 101: The Basics
Source: Unsplash Metallography is the branch of science dealing with the study of the composition and structure of metals and alloys, its control through processing, and its influence on properties and behavior. While the field was originally limited by the modest...
Simple Microscope Magnifiers
Source: Unsplash Before we can run, we need to walk. The same feels true for microscopes! Before we dive into some advance concepts, a review of the basics never hurts. Let’s discuss some basic concepts, specifically simple microscope magnifiers. The simple microscope...
All about Phase Contrast Microscopes
Phase contrast microscopes use a special technique to view cells and cell components that would be difficult to see using an ordinary light microscope. Phase contrast is used to enhance the contrast of light microscopy images of transparent and colorless specimens....
Mercury Halide vs LED Light Sources
Have you ever wondered about mercury halide vs LED light sources? If you’re staring down a microscope everyday for work, there’s no doubt questions about light sources have come up. We’ll review some of the key differences and recommendations of these two light...