Parts of a microscope and how a light microscope works Fundamentally, a microscope comprises two subsystems: an illumination system to illuminate the sample and an imaging system that produces a ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Dutch scientist Antony van Leeuwenhoek is credited with inventing the light or optical microscope ...

Most conventional light microscopes have a resolution of 200 nanometers – this means that imaged objects which are any closer together won't be seen as separate items. A new high-tech microscope slide ...

The invention that first enabled researchers to see clear images of living cells was the phase-contrast microscope, which won its inventor, Frits Zernike, a Nobel Prize in 1932. Prior to Zernike's ...

Engineers have developed a technology that turns a conventional light microscope into what's called a super-resolution microscope. It improves the microscope's resolution (from 200 nm to 40 nm) so ...

Throughout their development, the magnification of light microscopes has increased, but very high magnifications are not possible. The maximum magnification with a light microscope is around ×1,500.

Chicago-based RHK Technology, a company specializing in atomic-resolution scanning tunneling microscopes, unveiled a newly developed product with an optimized light-collection system during the ...

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

Rotate the objective lenses so that the low-power, eg x10, is in line with the stage. Image caption, Turn the coarse focus so that the stage is as close to the objective lens as possible. You should ...

It looks like a tiny, blue, bug-eyed alien - its miniature spine visible through translucent skin. But this fascinating image is actually a close-up of a chicken embryo and finalist in a 'small world' ...