The uSCOPE MXII microscope is a slide digitizer, which allows you to take overlapping pictures to be stitched together into a larger final image. It is connected to a PC over the USB2.0 port. The pictures below show some of the images that I have taken.  

The new microscopy forum is now online and everyone is invited to join. You can access the forum here: www.microscopy-forum.com Read the Forum Help for information how to join.

During a recent walk through the forest, I collected some moss and continued to culture it on my desk on a shallow plate. Countless organisms could be found in the moss, and also the moss plant itself is quite suitable for microscopy. Figure 1 shows the original image, Figures 2 and 3 had white balance […]

Maybe this is the reason why we do microscopy – “It’s the joy of actually coming and going: ‘I just saw something that nobody else has ever seen before.’”

Making a microscope out of LEGO is not difficult and it works quite well.

Adding salt water to red onion cells will cause the cytoplasm to lose water by osmosis. The cell’s content shrinks.

A summary of microscopy-related articles for March 2014.

Mounting media for microscopy can roughly be divided into those that are water soluble (aqueous) and those that are not (non-aqueous).

The foldscope is a paper microscope with x/y positioning of the slide and an ability to focus.

March 5th, 2014 marks the day on which 1000 people have “liked” the MicrobeHunter website on FaceBook. Between 6 and 12 people click the like button every day. How long will it take to reach 2000 likes?

The refractive indes (RI) of the mounting medium can have a significant impact on the image quality.

A summary of microscopy-related articles.

Red blood cells (also known as erythrocytes) are responsible for carrying oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body. Unlike other cells, red blood cells do not have a nucleus (they have lost it during development). The available space can now be used to carry hemoglobin, the red pigment which carries oxygen. The […]

Microscope bulbs should never be touched with bare hands, as the grease deposited on the lamp will cause its breakage.

Dry-mounted permanent slides do not use a mounting medium. It is necessary to hold the cover glass in place using adhesive tape.