Category: November, 2009

Buttercup (Ranunculus repens) Root

Vascular tissue of a Buttercup, Ranunculus, root.

The Tick (Ixodidae)

A tick in dark field. Ticks are parasites that feed on blood. They are known to transmit a variety of diseases, such as Lyme disease (borreliosis) and tick-borne encephalitis.

Advantages of LED Microscopes

Light emitting diodes are a nearly ideal microscopic light source for several reasons. A school should seriously consider purchasing these. Long life span: LEDs have a life span of approximately 50 000-100 000 hours. A microscope which is in operation an unrealistic 12 hours per day would have a life span of 20 years+. Unlike [...]

What features are not necessary for schools?

Microscopes have a large price span, ranging from cheap to in-affordable. Especially in an educational setting, money may play an important factor – money which should be well spent, and maybe not even spent at all on unnecessary microscope features.