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The planet Mars
Articles Technology

The microscopes mission to Mars

5th December 201730th March 20182 Comments

One of the greatest scientific achievements of our time has been the successful exploration of Mars. Our nearest neightbour, and […]

Blog Writing

Book coming next year

4th December 201723rd January 2020

I’m delighted to announce that I am going to be working on a book on microscopy with Springer. It’s an […]

Bubble coral
Biology Have you seen...? Technology

The Underwater Microscope

30th November 201718th May 2018

Researchers from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego, have developed a microscope that works underwater. Previously, if scientists wanted […]

Hands holding toy microscope to inspect the parts
Articles Blog

Project: Mini-restoration

28th November 201730th March 20182 Comments

  One of the best things about collecting microscopes is that you can learn so much about their function and […]

Articles Biology Microscopy Technology

Stomata and our changing environment

22nd November 201718th May 20182 Comments

Thank you to Karl Gaff for supplying the beautiful SEM image of stomata (x600 magnification) for this article. Karl is […]

Have you seen...?

Micropia – the microscopic museum

17th November 2017

If you are in Amsterdam you should make some time to visit the only museum in the world dedicated to […]

Layers of cardboard
Articles

Beauty in simplicity – the cardboard microscope

14th November 201714th November 20176 Comments

Like many technologies, the microscope has been diversifying, simplifying and becoming more affordable. Good quality microscopes are now achievable for […]

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Nikons Small World Photomicrography competition

9th November 20179th November 2017

Since 1975 Nikon has been running one of the most fascinating photography competitions in the world! Specifically aimed at the […]

A man climbs on a cliff edge looking for rock samples
Articles Technology

From mountain to microscope – sample prep for geology

1st November 201730th March 2018

Petrography is the branch of microscopy used in geology/mineralogy. It is used to examine the composition of rock and mineral […]

A toy microscope that is a small round lens on a handle
Articles

Novelty microscopes

1st November 20173rd November 2017

We know the microscope as a work-horse of the lab environment. However, for a large part of its history, the […]

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