Today we're looking at Atomic Force Microscopy! I built a "macro-AFM" to demonstrate the principles of an atomic force microscope, then we look at a real AFM (an nGauge AFM from ICSPI) and do a few ...

Late 1600s – Dutch scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek constructed a microscope with a single spherical lens. It magnified up to ×275. 1800s - the optical quality of lenses increased and the microscopes ...

The magnification of a microscope is not the only factor that’s important when viewing cells. The detail that can be seen is also important. Think about a digital photo. It can be enlarged, but over a ...

The best microscopes reveal a world that’s completely invisible to the naked eye, exposing fine details and structures you’d otherwise never see. Much like a telescope expands your view of the ...