Inside the compact box, there is a light source, a stage for the samples and microscope slides, as well as a sturdy metal plate that contains the optical system.

Making your own microscope slides can be fun and easy with these simple-to-follow tips — including dry and wet mounting, plus crafty alternatives.

These two microscope slides probably represent the earliest artifacts that relate to space medical research. They comprise thin sections of brain and lung tissue taken from mice subjected to 212g's in ...

This ocean-dwelling diatom — a single-celled alga surrounded by a glass-like wall — is preserved on a 19th-century microscope slide. In Victorian Britain, interest in science was widespread ...

Victorians peered at strange and beautiful things under their microscopes — butterfly scales, insect shells and centuries-old beard hair, for example. Take a peek at some of these antique slides.

Ten minutes later, you have a device that weighs 9 grams, fits in a pocket, holds regular microscope slides, and can magnify their contents more than 2,000 times using a small built-in lens.

The slides line the brilliantly backlit walls, showcasing their endless delicate forms and jewel-like colours, which usually come from the stains used in their preparation.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The humble glass microscope slide may be primed for a makeover. A study published online today (May 2, 2018) in the journal Nature Communications describes how an updated version of ...

A new microscope can be printed on a flat piece of paper and assembled in less than 10 minutes. And the parts to make it cost less than a dollar.

Australian experts have transformed the regular glass slides used in microscopes,using them to detect very early signs of breast cancer in tissue samples.

When we look at biological cells under a microscope, they’re usually not very colourful. Normally, to visualise them we have to artificially add colour — typically by staining. By doing so, we ...

The humble glass microscope slide may be primed for a makeover. A study published online May 2 in the journal Nature Communications describes how an updated version of this centuries-old tool can now ...