Digital Dissecting Microscopes

Dissecting Microscope Illumination Tips for Your Digital Dissecting Microscope

admin — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 06:00:58 +0000

Your digital dissecting microscope can be your best friend, whether you are working in the laboratory, or in the field. This is due to two main aspects. First, your digital dissecting microscope is digital: it operates on high technology, which means you can take pictures or moving images of your specimen without having to worry about losing your data or files (unless, of course, you erase them from your computer or accidentally wipe them out of your digital camera’s memory). This can be advantageous if you are working with specimens that should be returned to the wild, or that can be messy or bulky to bring home with you. (more…)

Dissecting Microscope Configuration: Caring for your Digital Dissecting Microscope

admin — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 05:59:20 +0000

If you are updated with the latest in technology, then you may be well acquainted with the digital dissecting microscope. In general, dissecting microscopes offer a low magnification image of a specimen, whether living or dead. The main advantage of using such microscopes is that they operate on both transmitted and incident light; that is, light is not required to pass through a specimen, so specimens do not have to be sectioned into thin slices in order to be viewed. This is important to many biologists working out in the field, who not only need to see their specimens in three dimensions, but who also do not have the facilities for thinly slicing specimens. (more…)

Dissecting Microscope Accessories for a Digital Dissecting Microscope

admin — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 05:58:27 +0000

A digital dissecting microscope can be a convenient way for you to carry out your research, whether you are on the field or in your laboratory. In general, dissecting microscopes offer a low magnification of a specimen. However, unlike ordinary microscopes, the dissecting microscope does not require you to slice your specimen into thin sections. The dissecting microscope can allow you to see the specimen in three dimensions, although the magnifying power is not as high as what you can obtain from a compound microscope. (more…)

The Basics of Field Microscopy

admin — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 05:57:45 +0000

The role of microscopes has expanded over time. Gone were the days that microscopes were very delicate objects, which can be used inside the confines of a laboratory alone. Today, microscopes can be brought over the field for an actual and real-time study of plants, animals, and all other things that are relevant to the acquisition of knowledge and research. (more…)

Dissecting Microscopes versus Compound Microscopes

admin — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 05:57:10 +0000

Compound microscopes are rather popular microscopes these days, as they are the ones most commonly used inside classrooms and homes. Using the simplest definition, compound microscopes are microscopes that are equipped with more than one objective lens. And there are easily a lot of uses for these types of compound microscopes. They can be used for biological inspection and research. And hobbyists can also use them in discovering new things, among others. (more…)