Researchers at Bristol University in the UK have developed a new scanning near-field optical microscope that is over 1000 times faster than previous instruments and about ten times faster than any ...

Receive emails about upcoming NOVA programs and related content, as well as featured reporting about current events through a science lens. The new microscope uses a 405 nm laser—the same wavelength ...

[Aj] found this great article for building a really cheap microscope. The goal of the project is to construct a compound microscope that is superior to the cheap toy/children’s microscopes. Besides ...