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By following a few safety precautions and taking care when using your microscope, it should last for many years.  This article covers handling the microscope, cleaning the microscope, safe electrical

Below you will find many of the terms used in the "Microscope World" - or just simply in microscopy. Abbe Condenser: A specially designed lens that mounts under the stage and is usually movable in...

When shopping for a microscope, it's easy to assume that bigger numbers mean better performance. You'll often see microscopes advertised with magnifications of 2000x or even 2500x, making it sound lik

So, you work in a facility which has a lot of lubricated machinery operating and you want to do some quality control work, just to make sure the large (and expensive!) machines are working well and no

What is a Microscope Objective Lens? A microscope objective lens is a fundamental component of a microscope responsible for gathering and magnifying the image of a specimen. Positioned in close proxim

Heat treatment changes the internal structure of metals in ways that directly affect hardness, toughness, ductility, wear resistance, and fatigue life. Whether working with steel, aluminum, titanium,

When people think about archaeology, they usually picture excavation sites, brushes, and carefully uncovered ruins. But much of the real discovery happens long after artifacts leave the ground. In lab

Choosing a microscope for a clinical or medical laboratory starts with a simple question: What do you need to see? A microscope used for routine examination of prepared slides may be very different fr

Polarized Light Microscopy Polarization contrast is a contrast method to detect birefringence, which is a material characteristic that can be found in minerals, polymers, crystals, pharmaceutical samp

There are three types of reproductive medicine that use microscopes for fertility treatments in both humans and animals and each uses some different microscopy techniques. In all three reproduction te

Plants may appear simple from a distance, but under magnification they reveal an intricate world of specialized cells and structures. From defensive hairs to microscopic pores that regulate gas exchan

What is BRIX? BRIX is a refractive index unit of measurement. Refractive Index is the propensity of light to bend as it passes through liquid. For example, a glass of pure water will bend light that p