Welcome to Microscope Source

Welcome to Microscope Source! With modern-day technology, microscopes and their uses are becoming more and more prevalent. From highly scientifc and biological uses to amateur and educational work, there are many different types of microscopes available with many useful features. Use the menu to the left of the page to navigate through our catalogue of microscopes to learn more.

A microscope is mechanical device primarily used for looking at materials and object that so small that they are not viewable by the naked eye alone. Using the combined sciences of opticals and light reflection, manipulated and controlled through lenses, a microscope can be used to view items undetectable by human sight, such as bacteria.

Before you buy a microscope you will need to work out exactly what you want to use it for and how it will best meet your needs. Simple microscopes use one or more lenses to enhance and enlarge images, and are good for simple educational work. Compound microscopes have two lenses: one for the eyepiece and one of short focal length for objective perspective. These multiple lenses work to minimize both chromatic and spherical aberrations so that the view is unobstructed and uncorrupted.

Latest Microscope News

• Creepy crawlies up (very) close: Insects magnified up to a million times their ... - Daily Mail
Daily MailCreepy crawlies up very close: Insects magnified up to a million times their ...Daily MailThe SEM builds extreme close-ups of anything that can fit inside the 4ft high device The SEM is far more powerful than regular light microscopes that can

• Close-up view of a bug's life! - The Sun
Close-up view of a bug's life!The SunThe SEM far more powerful than regular light microscopes that can only magnify by up to 1000 times builds extreme close-ups of anything that can fit

• DuPont CEO encourages area Girl Scouts - WDEL 1150AM
DuPont CEO encourages area Girl ScoutsWDEL 1150AMDuPont CEO and former Girl Scout Ellen Kullman donated two microscopes to the Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay Council at Tuesday night's Women of

• WHO Releases New Malaria Treatment Guidelines - Bernama
WHO Releases New Malaria Treatment GuidelinesBernamaThe WHO also recommended the rural health clinics, where microscopes are often unavailable, use Rapid Diagnostic Tests because they are easy for community

• Susanna Edwards: Science and art under the microscope - New Scientist (blog)
Susanna Edwards: Science and art under the microscopeNew Scientist blogThe London-based artist has used found objects to trigger many creative projects, but the chance discovery of a collection of Victorian microscope slides