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Water Silk Algae
Spirogyra is a green algae often referred to as water silk - the less appealing name is "pond scum". Spirogyra is found in fresh water and each cell has two layers - the outer wall is composed of...
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Glass Beads under Microscope
Owen's Corning manufactures glass beads and they recently needed to measure air bubbles found in some beads. Microscope World used the HSZ6T-TBL track stand stereo zoom microscope to view the beads....
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Microscope Camera Comparison
In order to compare three microscope cameras, Microscope World used the same microscope system and objective lenses to capture all images. The images below were captured using a metallurgical...
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Kids Digital Microscope Images
The MW1-LD2 kids digital microscope is the perfect hand-held microscope for kids of all ages. The microscope simply plugs into the USB port on a computer and allows you to view a live image, capture...
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Microscope Camera Software Multi-Focus
Microscope World carries a line of cameras that include Advanced Panasis Software. One of the features of this microscope software includes the ability to capture two microscopy images and combine...
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Lumencor Light Engines
Microscope World is proud to offer Lumencor light engines for bioanalysis. Lumencor products are made in the USA and the optical excitation subsystems are designed for an array of bioanalytical...
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Fiber Optic Cables under the Microscope
Microscope World had a customer that splices and connects fiber optic cables, and they needed to view these parts under a metallurgical microscope. Both the 20x and 50x objectives were used (for 200x...
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Flooring Composite Under the Microscope
Using the MT7100 metallurgical microscope, a resin (with fiberglass in it) used to attach flooring materials was examined at both 500x and 1000x magnification. A 5 mega pixel microscope camera was used...
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Tablets for Microscopy
Rather than using the conventional microscope camera + laptop computer for capturing images under the microscope, you may want to consider using a microscope tablet camera. The microscope tablet camera...
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Biological Microscope Magnifications
A basic biological microscope (or laboratory microscope) typically has magnifications of 40x, 100x, and 400x. More advanced compound microscopes will also have 1000x magnification. Any high power...
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A Science Project: Dirt, Bacteria and Soap
After a long day of playing outside scrape underneath your fingernails and put the dirt (or whatever is under your nail!) on a blank microscope slide. Place the slide under a biological microscope....
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Watch Microscope
Viewing small parts on a watch can be tedious on the eyes. By using a stereo microscope with low magnification, viewing the innards of a watch is simple.The back plate of this watch was viewed using...
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Microscope Rack Stop
What exactly is a microscope rack stop? The microscope rack stop was created to protect the microscope objectives from hitting the stage. It is often easy when looking through the microscope and...
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Microscope Disc Diaphragm
Student compound biological microscopes have either an iris diaphragm or a disc diaphragm beneath the stage. The diaphragm controls the amount of light that is allowed to pass through the microscope...
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Multi Focus Imaging Software
Microscope World's most popular software is the Advanced Panasis Software. One of the features of this microscope software includes the ability to capture multiple microscopy images and combine them....
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Reflected Light Microscope
A reflected light microscope has light that shines down onto the stage from above. There are a few types of microscopes that offer reflected light:Stereo MicroscopeMetallurgical MicroscopeShop...
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Back to School Science Tips
It's once again that time of year, new classes, new teachers and an entire year of learning and discovery await kids as they head back to school. Here are a few tips to keep things flowing smoothly at...
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Huvitz Metallurgical Microscopes
The Huvitz HRM 300 series metallurgical microscopes offer high quality optics with the most advanced model (HRM300BD-RT-3D) including a Z-axis motorized stage and 3D profile imaging software.The Huvitz...
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Adhesive Under the Microscope
Microscope World recently had a customer who needed to view an opaque adhesive during their production process. The adhesive samples were placed under the MT7100 metallurgical microscope and viewed...
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Most Popular Elementary Student Microscopes
We are often asked what the most popular first microscopes for kids are, and why. Below you will find a list of the most commonly purchased children's microscope products, and why customers prefer...
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