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Human Cheek Cells Microscope Science Project
This is a simple microscope science project that will allow you to view cell membranes, nuclei and cytoplasm. You will need the following items to perform this science project:Compound MicroscopeHigh...
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Plan Achromat Student Microscope
Richter Optica recently introduced the UX-1 plan achromat student microscope. This microscope is available in four versions:Binocular (2 eyepieces)Trinocular (2 eyepieces + camera port)Digital 3mp...
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Acute Suppurative Appendicitis under the Microscope
Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix. This condition afflicts approximately seven percent of Americans at some point in their lives. Incidence of appendicitis is lower in regions of the...
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Jenoptik Microscopy Camera MicroScanning Technology
Several of the Jenoptik ProgRes microscopy cameras have a feature called Microscanning technology. This sophisticated technology allows cameras with 1.4 megapixels to deliver absolutely true-color...
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Leukemia Under the Microscope
Acute granulocytic leukemia is a common form of adult-onset leukemia (cancer of the blood and bone marrow), with more than 10,000 Americans diagnosed with the disease each year. Leukemias are a group...
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Ginger under Polarizing Microscope
Ground ginger (the same type of ginger powder you would use for baking) was placed under the RB40 polarizing microscope for viewing. Using polarizing filters and the 1st order red plate, the images...
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Kennel Cough Under the Microscope
Bordetella is also known as kennel cough or canine tracheo-bronchitis. It is a highly contagious respiratory disease among canines, and a high percentage of dogs all over the world suffer from it at...
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Tetanus Bacteria Under the Microscope
Clostridium Tetani is an anaerobic pathogenic bacterium that is primarily found in soil and animal intestinal tracts. As characteristic of all bacteria, C-Tetani is single-celled and does not contain...
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What is a Compound Microscope?
By definition, a compound microscope is an optical microscope with two lenses. The two lenses in a compound microscope are the eyepiece lens and the objective lenses. These lenses make up the total...
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5 Ways to Prevent Heart Disease (& Microscopy Images)
Coronary Atherosclerosis (also known as heart disease) is a disease in which plaque builds up inside the arteries. Arteries are blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart and other parts...
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Appendix under the Microscope
The appendix is part of the human digestive system and is a blind-ended tube connected to the pouch-like structure of the colon called the cecum. The human appendix is typically 9cm in length and about...
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Citric Acid under Polarizing Microscope
The image below of Citric Acid was captured by Jan l'Amie in the Netherlands. Jan used the BYO-500T microscope, which is a University level trinocular Siedentopf microscope. He captured the image using...
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Microscope World on Pinterest
Microscope World is now on Pinterest with a number of great educational boards including:Micrscopy imagesScience Activities using the MicroscopeParts of the MicroscopeHistory of the...
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Earth's Beauty under the Microscope
Bernardo Cesare is a Professor of Petrology at the Department of Geosciences of the University of Padova, Italy. His scientific interests include metamorphism and melting of rocks, mineralogy, and the...
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Diphtheria under the Microscope
Corynebacterium Diphtheriae is a rod-shaped bacteria belonging to the order of Actinomycetales, which are typically found in soil, but also have pathogenic members such as Streptomyces and...
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Labeling the Parts of the Microscope
Labeling the parts of the microscope is a common activity in schools. Below you will find both the label the microscope activity worksheet as well as one with answers. Microscope World has PDF...
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Breast Cancer Awareness: Mammary Glands under the Microscope
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Of all breast cancers about 80% originate in the mammary ducts. The mammary gland is a gland located in the breasts of females that is responsible for...
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Penumonia under the Microscope
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung affecting primarily the microscopic air sacs known as alveoli. It is usually caused by infection involving viruses or bacteria and less commonly...
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Top 10 Microscopy Tips
At Microscope World we spend all day long using microscopes and helping customers solve microscope related problems. These are some of our top 10 microscopy tips to keep your microscope experience fun...
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Mixing Microscope Objective Lenses
Is it possible to mix and match objectives lenses from one brand of microscope to another? It depends on your type of microscope, but sometimes yes, it is possible. The objective lenses you use on your...
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