Large-scale microscopy combined with tissue clearing and expansion enables nanoscale imaging of centimeter scale specimens.

The iMicro Q3p changes all of that. Barely bigger than a contact lens, it’s a fingertip accessory which claims to turn any smartphone into a 1200x microscope – simply by sticking to the camera.

Recently, however, a team at the University of Strathclyde developed a workaround they say both lowers the OpenFlexure design’s total cost, and makes it the first completely 3D-printed microscope.

The Celestron Labs S10-60 stereo microscope with its head at maximum height. Stage-objective lens distance is 82mm, with a working distance of 54mm. (Image credit: Heather Barker) Good value for money ...

The stage-to-objective lens distance was also relatively large, giving us enough room to observe taller objects. We had resin-mounted invertebrates — crabs and a scorpion — as well as shells ...

Nikon's Small World contest showcases the beauty of life as photographed through a microscope. Here, the winners from 2009's contest.

Celestron has a long-founded association with optics, having started in the 1950s as Valor Electronics, specialising in telescopes. The Celestron Labs S20 is their budget stereo microscope, ideal for ...

Laser Components (UK) Ltd - Microscope Objective LensesLASER COMPONENTS supply microscope objective lenses compatible with all major brands. The objective lens is the closest optic to the observed ...

I do not use a gemmological microscope when stacking, but a 300x objective on a column stand. After initial load, the camera must be started with the button "start camera". Sometimes you have to ...