What you’re doing is important and a clean microscope is key to quality images and longer lasting equipment. Regular cleaning also decreases your risk of infection from germs, which can remain on surfaces like metal, glass and plastic for hours or days.
These simple steps show you how to keep your microscope clean and sanitised – for everybody’s safety.
Buying a used microscope You’re wondering if it’s possible to spend less than you would on a new microscope and still get optics that are reliable and of a decent quality. It is, but be prepared to do some homework. ...
Are monocular microscopes the right choice for your study and research? Learn what you need to know about monocular microscopes.
When almost anyone is first introduced to microscopes, the instrument they are shown is the traditional, familiar bright field microscope. The term ‘bright field’ refers to the way objects to be viewed are illuminated. In a bright field microscope, light...
Segmented giants with hairy legs and bulging eyes scurry through the cobweb draped caverns. Moving back from the eyepieces, little more than a handful of dirt lies on the petri dish beneath the microscope lens. Back to another set of...
