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The microscope beam splitter is found on most trinocular microscopes. The beam splitter controls the light that travels up to the camera on the trinocular port. Depending on the type of work you perform with the microscope, you may want a different type of beam splitter. (Some trinocular microscopes do not have a beam splitter and in that case light is being sent 50% to the eyepieces and 50% to th …

Microscope World recently helped the Alaska Department of Fish & Game get a microscope for use at their William Jack Hernandez Sport Fish Hatchery located in Anchorage. This fish hatchery is a fully enclosed, recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) facility that uses technology to conserve water and reduce heating demand for the production of Chinook and coho salmon, rainbow trout, and Arctic c …

Microscope World recently took an old vinyl record and put it under a metallurgical microscope to see what the grooves looked like at high magnification. This first vinyl record image was captured at 100x magnification using reflected light through the objective lens.  A 6.3 megapixel microscope digital camera was used to capture the images. Any guesses as to which album this is?! This final …

Viewing paramecium under a microscope is a fun project for both kids and parents. Using a student biological microscope (also known as a compound microscope), you can grow some paramecium and watch as they swim around just like the video below. In order to grow your paramecium, take a clean jar (an old peanut butter jar or jam jar will work) and fill it with some mud, a lot of grass and any hay y …