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By following a few safety precautions and taking care when using your microscope, it should last for many years.  This article covers handling the microscope, cleaning the microscope, safe electrical use of the microscope and operating the microscope safely. Learn How to Use a Microscope There are a few tips to follow for safely using a microscope. When using microscope slides, be sure to …

In microscopy when using a stereo microscope it is common to use a LED ring light for illumination. You may have noticed that LED ring lights are available with polarization. What exactly is a polarizing LED ring light and why would you want one? What is a Polarizing LED Ring Light? A polarizing LED ring light is used to reduce glare on metallic samples. The polarized LED ring light has both an a …

This image of tartaric acid was captured by Harald K. Andersen in Steinberg, Norway. Andersen used a polarizing microscope with a wave plate. The microscope setup had a Nikon 10x objective lens and a 2x photo converter, which ultimately provided a total of 20x magnification on the camera sensor. Tartaric acid is a white, crystalline organic acid that occurs naturally in many fruits, but especially …

A compound microscope is often referred to as a biological microscope, but is a compound microscope always a biological microscope? You might be surprised at the answer. Read more to learn all about compound microscopes and their uses. The Parts & Function of a Compound Microscope A compound microscope is a high power (high magnification) microscope that uses a compound lens system. A compound …