You don’t have to be a numismatist to enjoy looking at coins under a microscope. An enthusiast will be able to find pockets of lead, patterns of lustre and flaws from heating, cooling and striking ...

The SEM has allowed researchers to examine a much bigger variety of specimens. The scanning electron microscope has many advantages over ... which focus the beam down toward the sample. Once the beam ...

This mode of scanning microscopy requires a very bright ... directly outside the lab ("a very local specimen," Bajt laughs) as their samples, and achieved a resolution of 70 nanometres for each.

"By imaging frozen samples that were unable to move ... More information: Kenta Mizushima et al, Raman microscopy of ...

You want to view larger specimens like insects ... This was possible using the resin-mounted samples that came with this stereo microscope, as well as inorganic materials such as shells ...

The Center for Advanced Microscopy ... (SEM), including sample preparation, SEM operation, darkroom work, manuscript preparation, and an individualized research project. This course provides hands-on ...

TEM works by transmitting a beam of electrons through an ultra-thin specimen. As the electrons ... images of the internal structure of samples. Both STEM and TEM are indispensable tools in the field ...

is a type of electron microscopy that uses a focused beam of high-energy electrons to generate detailed images of the surface of solid specimens. These images can provide valuable information about a ...

The Field Museum is the new temporary home to a tiny piece of pristine asteroid. The fragment of the asteroid Bennu, on loan ...