Continually increasing the magnification past a certain point does not increase the detail visible in an image. The most important property of a microscope is its resolution - the ability to show ...

Today we're looking at Atomic Force Microscopy! I built a "macro-AFM" to demonstrate the principles of an atomic force ...

1800s - the optical quality of lenses increased and the microscopes are similar to the ones we use today. Throughout their development, the magnification of light microscopes has increased ...

Microscopes remarkably make the invisible visible through magnification, allowing for the observation and photo documentation of small forms of life and tiny features of larger organisms. These forms ...