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Microscope World was recently approached by a customer interested in viewing their manufactured fabric knit under the microscope. We knew the FZ6 stereo microscope would do the trick, but were uncertain which microscope illuminator would work best. Our microscopy experts pulled out some microscopes and put the fabric to test. The first microscope tested was the FZ6-ILS2 stereo microscope. This m …

Recently we heard from folks in several locations who wanted to offer microscopic hair analysis for their customers. This make sense because hairs are pretty narrow so any kind of visual analysis requires a microscope. These entrepreneurs want to provide consultations based on their microscopic analysis of hairs that customers provide them. Being microscope experts, we thought we would help these …

The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) has developed numerous standards for the performance of test methods related to the textile industry. AATCC Test Method 20 and Test Method 20A are two methods dealing with fiber analysis which require the use of a microscope. The methods themselves are quite fascinating. Method 20 has all sorts of qualitative procedures to help ide …

When setting up a compound microscope, it is important to optimize the illumination in order to produce clear and crisp images. There are four areas that should be considered when setting up the microscope illumination. #1 - Microscope Rheostat The microscope rheostat control can be found on the side of the compound microscope body. It will typically be a knob that is turned clockwise in order to …