A microscope that cost less than £50 and took under 3 hours to build using a common 3D printer could be transformative for ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Australian researchers have built a world-first prototype of a new helium microscope they say will ...

If your kid can’t get enough animal books, Nat Geo documentaries and time roaming around your backyard collecting bugs, it might be time to take their exploration to a new, tangible level with ...

The World-first scanning helium microscope has been built by Australian researchers who feel it could "open doors" for many new discoveries by allowing scientists to scrutinize materials without ...

It’s relatively easy to understand how optical microscopes work at low magnifications: one lens magnifies an image, the next magnifies the already-magnified image, and so on until it reaches the eye ...

While the microscope as we know it today emerged in the 17th century, the concept of magnifying objects using lenses dates back to ancient times. The ancient Egyptians and Romans used simple lenses ...

Australian researchers say they have built a world-first prototype of a new microscope that will "open scientific doors". Associate Professor Paul Dastoor from the University of Newcastle has been ...

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For big-ticket purchases, I tend to do a lot of research before I open my wallet. I like to at least have the illusion that when I send my money off to a far-away stranger, I’m likely to get back ...

They're vital tools for science and medicine - especially for finding harmful germs and viruses. But the person who invented the first microscope, three centuries ago, didn't have such noble aims in ...