LED Ring Light versus Polarizing LED Ring Light
Jun 3rd 2019
In microscopy when using a stereo microscope it is common to use a LED ring light for illumination. You may have noticed that LED ring lights are available with polarization. What exactly is a polarizing LED ring light and why would you want one?
What is a Polarizing LED Ring Light?
A polarizing LED ring light is used to reduce glare on metallic samples. The polarized LED ring light has both an a
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Tartaric Acid under the Microscope
Apr 9th 2019
This image of tartaric acid was captured by Harald K. Andersen in Steinberg, Norway. Andersen used a polarizing microscope with a wave plate. The microscope setup had a Nikon 10x objective lens and a 2x photo converter, which ultimately provided a total of 20x magnification on the camera sensor.
Tartaric acid is a white, crystalline organic acid that occurs naturally in many fruits, but especially
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What is a Compound Microscope?
Apr 8th 2019
A compound microscope is often referred to as a biological microscope, but is a compound microscope always a biological microscope? You might be surprised at the answer. Read more to learn all about compound microscopes and their uses.
The Parts & Function of a Compound Microscope
A compound microscope is a high power (high magnification) microscope that uses a compound lens system. A compound
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Microscope Resolution Explained Using Blood Cells
Mar 7th 2019
Quite often people tell us the microscope resolution they need, but they don't really know what they mean by resolution. That's okay, as it is not necessarily a straight-forward concept.
What is Resolution In A Microscope?
In microscopy, resolution is a numeric quantification of how clearly an objective lens can image a specimen. More specifically, it is the shortest distance between two objects w
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