Microscope Lighting – Halogen or LED?
If you’re looking to buy a microscope, you might wonder about the practical differences between the two main lighting options – Halogens and LEDs. In most situations they’re both great choices that will perform admirably. However, they do have some differences you should know about.
If you work with 1000x magnification, you’ll be familiar with the annoyance of oil immersion microscopy – the constant cleaning of lenses, stages, slides and your fingers. For many people, those days may be over. In the past few years, 100x dry lenses have become available. These lenses aim to reduce the need for immersion oil by providing a dry image that claims to be 95% as sharp as an oil-based image.
How do you find the exact microscope you need for your school? From pre-school through to high school, microscopes are used by almost everyone. Looking at objects under a microscope gives kids a whole new perspective on everyday objects in their world – plant and animal cells and tissues, blood, and protists like simple algae. While not all microscopes are created equal, you shouldn’t have to struggle to find the right educational microscope for kids of any age.
Size is important – especially when you’re talking about the characteristics of organisms like protozoa, bacteria or sperm cells. There’s no using a tape measure though – you’ll have to get a little more inventive. All you need is an eyepiece with a scale (called a graticule) and a tiny ruler called a stage micrometer. The names may sound scary but there’s no reason to worry! With a little bit of maths, you’ll be calculating tissue and cell size in no time.
Brewing at home and want to up your game? A microscope is just the thing for you. You might know that a microscope is good for yeast counts, but its biggest advantage is being able to check the health of your yeast – the real secret of the best brews! For a good brew, you need a healthy yeast with good viability, good cell count and minimal contamination.
A good quality Gemology Microscope with the right features will let you see the inclusions, fractures and striae that would otherwise go unseen. But before you buy any old microscope, you should know what features you’ll need to make the best use of your gemological talents. Here are some of the more important qualities you should look for in a good gemological microscope.
Live blood microscopy is a growing field of interest and activity in the health care community. Though at present its primary users are naturopaths and practitioners in the alternative and natural healing fields, its use is expanding, and records of...
