J. E. Barnard's letter in NATURE of December 8, p. 468, that other workers have taken up the problem of variable illumination for the microscope. But in criticising the method outlined in these ...

The Zeiss LightSheet Z.1 is a stand-alone SPIM (Side Plane Illumination Microscope) capable of imaging large, living specimens at much greater speeds than more traditional confocal technology. It is ...

To use a light microscope to examine animal or plant cells. To make observations and draw scale diagrams of cells. Turn the coarse focus so that the stage is as close to the objective lens as ...

This is especially true when studying intricate details beyond the optical resolution limit using structured illumination ...

Another challenge that smartphone users face when shooting macro pictures is getting close enough to their subject without casting the device’s shadow on the subject. The Apexel PhoneMicro 5 Kit ...

An infrared microscope designed by a University of Iowa team led by Thomas Folland helped produce information that could help ...

2 scanning electron microscopes (SEM), 2 transmission electron microscopes (TEM), 2 laser scanning confocal microscopes,1 deconvolution light microscope, 1 wide-field multimode light microscope, and 1 ...

This microscope has a carry handle built into the body that is small enough for a child to carry comfortably, and it is light enough for an adult to carry with one hand. Sadly, though, this handle ...