Being a student, you must have had a chance of having at least some interaction with maybe a simple or a complex type of microscope, once in your life. The microscope that you may have dealt with is mostly associated with your occupational tasks. Talking about the microscopes, the Ocular lens is one crucial part of any microscope’s design to which a human eye is initially exposed for magnifying and observing any specimen. This ocular lens, as it … [Read more...]

Let us learn some interesting and important facts about a Compound Microscope. When you hear the word ‘compound microscope’, the image that often would pop up in your mind would be of an advanced microscope, which assists in visualizing specimens like bacteria and all kinds of living cells, at multiple magnifications. If so, you are absolutely right, then it would be appropriate to term this microscope as a biological microscope. However, the … [Read more...]

There are several different types of microscopes. While the soul purpose of this greatest invention of science is magnification. We use a microscope for various purposes in schools, research labs, laboratories, commercial enterprises, and many others.  The most common and widely used microscope types are the stereo microscope, compound microscope, phase contrast microscope, and digital microscope.So are you interested in finding out … [Read more...]

Lenses are an essential component of a microscope. The power of lenses determines the worth of a microscope. These lenses are made up of high-quality optic glass, which is very different from the ordinary ones we use.A light microscope has two lenses; the Objective Lens and an Eyepiece. The product of the power of both gives the magnification of that microscope, usually ranges from 10x to 2000x.The microscope generates a highly magnified, … [Read more...]

Have you ever wonder how does a light microscope works? How it magnifies a specimen that we cannot even see with our naked eyes? Well, here's a complete guide to tell you all about the working of a light microscope.Light microscopes are the most used microscopes. You will find them in every school, hospital, research center, etc. They use light and a number of lenses to magnify objects.If you own a microscope or are planning to have one, … [Read more...]