The most common microscopes in schools and universities are compound, stereo (binocular) and digital microscopes. These are the units we will focus on in this guide. Below is an overview of the ...

Today, fluorescence capabilities are commonly found on compound microscopes and metallographs, for stereomicroscopes, and in vision engineering systems.

Researchers at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, built the microscope using OpenFlexure's open-source ...

Without a hefty compound lens to weigh it down, the mini microscope weighs only 2.5 grams, and provides imaging that can ...

Late 1600s – Dutch scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek constructed a microscope with a single spherical lens. It magnified up to ×275. 1800s - the optical quality of lenses increased and the ...