To explore the meaning of inter-instrumentality, Chris Toumey provided samples of his blood and hair to be imaged by four different types of microscope. Here he describes the results. Before people ...

Widely considered the most common type of microscope, Optical Microscopes magnify visible light to allow for the examination of features too small for the naked eye. This kind of microscope is ...

Metallurgical microscopes are specially-designed microscopes that are used for metallurgical evaluation, including the assessment of metals, ceramics and other materials. Specialty uses of these ...