You’ve probably used a microscope at some point, whether in a science class or just out of curiosity. But have you ever wondered about the different types and how they work? The binocular microscope ...

Turn the coarse focus so that the stage is as close to the objective lens as possible. You should not look through the microscope to do this. Place the microscope slide – either one you have prepared, ...

Fundamentally, a microscope comprises two subsystems: an illumination system to illuminate the sample and an imaging system that produces a magnified image of the light that has interacted with the ...