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Woody Stem Under the Microscope(Post)
Woody plants produce wood as their structural tissue. Cross sections of woody stem plants often make some of the most beautiful microscope slides, as they are filled with color. This image is a cross ...
Calibrating a Stereo Microscope for Precision Measurement: Methods, Standards, and Error Sources(Post)Stereo microscopes are widely used in industrial inspection, research laboratories, semiconductor work, micro-assembly, medical device manufacturing, and quality assurance. Although they’re ess ...
Stereo Microscope Inspection Guide for Quality Control(Post)Why Use a Stereo Microscope? A stereo microscope provides critical advantages over naked eye inspection for quality control. Magnifies surface details 10-40x larger than visible to human eye. Create ...
How Magnification of Digital Microscopes is Calculated(Post)Many digital microscopes do not utilize eyepieces and magnification is calculated based on the size of the monitor being used. How to Calculate Digital Microscope On-Screen Magnfication On-Screen Mag ...
Beta-Alanine and L-Glutamine Under the Microscope(Post)Beta-Alanine and L-Glutamine Under the Microscope Harald K Andersen lives in Norway and captured this image of the amino acids Beta-Alanine and L-Glutamine under the polarizing microscope. He used a ...
Using Microscopes to Test Meat for the Presence of Trichinella Threadworms(Post)What are Trichinella? Trichinella are threadworms that can infect wildlife (including bears, foxes, and seals) and domestic animals (especially pigs, dogs, and horses). These worms are about 1mm long ...
Microscope C-Mount Adapters Explained(Post)A microscope c-mount adapter allows you to connect a microscope camera to the trinocular port of the microscope (see image below). C-Mount adapters are microscope specific, which means they are desig ...
Koehler Microscope Illumination(Post)Koehler illumination is obtained by focusing and centering microscopy light on the field of view in order to increase contrast and resolution. Koehler illumination was first introduced in 1893 by Aug ...
USP 751 Microscope for Ophthalmic Ointments(Post)USP 751 Test Microscope: Metal Particles in Ophthalmic Ointments The USP 751 test was designed to limit to a level considered to be unobjectionable, the number and size of discrete metal particles th ...
Human Cardiac Muscle under Microscope(Post)The human cardiac muscle (or heart muscle) is an involuntary, striated muscle found in the walls of the heart. There are 3 major types of muscle: Skeletal muscle (covering the skeleton and giving th ...
Features of Infrared Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopes(Post)Features and Benefits of the Infrared Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope Semiconductor wafers, bonded wafer "sandwiches," and other microelectronic devices often require the ability to perform examin ...
Fiberglass under the Microscope(Post)What is Fiberglass? Fiberglass is a common type of fiber-reinforced plastic using glass fiber. The fibers may be randomly arranged, flattened into a sheet, or woven into fabric. It is a strong, light ...
