Cosma Home > Communication > Knowledge > Realm > Terrestrial > Sphere > Life > Microscope

Spotlight

How to make a microscope out of paper in 10 minutes (Greg Miller, Wired)
Foldscope

Pages

Terrestrial (Earth)
Sphere Land, Ice, Water (Ocean), Air, Life (Cell, Gene, Microscope)
Ecosystem Forest, Grassland, Desert, Arctic, Aquatic

Tree of Life
Microorganism
Plant Flower, Tree
Animal
Invertebrate Octopus, Ant, Bee, Butterfly, Spider, Lobster
Vertebrate Fish, Seahorse, Ray, Shark, Frog, Turtle, Tortoise, Dinosaur
Bird, Ostrich, Owl, Crow, Parrot
Mammal Bat, Rabbit, Giraffe, Camel, Horse, Elephant, Mammoth
Whale, Dolphin, Walrus, Seal, Polar Bear, Bear, Cat, Tiger, Lion, Dog, Wolf
Monkey, Chimpanzee, Human

Resources

These are organized by a classification scheme developed exclusively for Cosma. More…

General

Portal

Microscopy Resources (Microscopy Society of America)
Microscopy Portal (University of Wisconsin, Madison)
Microscopy (Dr. John R. Stevenson)

Dictionary

microscope : an instrument for making enlarged images of minute objects — Webster

OneLook, Free Dictionary, Wiktionary, Urban Dictionary

Thesaurus

Roget’s II (Thesaurus.com), Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, Visuwords

Encyclopedia

Microscope is an instrument used to see objects that are too small to be seen by the naked eye. There are many types of microscopes, and they may be grouped in different ways. One way is to describe the way the instruments interact with a sample to create images, either by sending a beam of light or electrons to a sample in its optical path, or by scanning across, and a short distance from, the surface of a sample using a probe. The most common microscope (and the first to be invented) is the optical microscope, which uses light to pass through a sample to produce an image. Other major types of microscopes are the fluorescence microscope, the electron microscope (both, the transmission electron microscope and the scanning electron microscope) and the various types of scanning probe microscopes. — Wikipedia

Encyclopædia Britannica

Introduction

Microscope Types (Dr. John R. Stevenson)

Science

Microscopy is the technical field of using microscopes to view objects and areas of objects that cannot be seen with the naked eye (objects that are not within the resolution range of the normal eye). There are three well-known branches of microscopy: optical, electron, and scanning probe microscopy.

Optical microscopy and electron microscopy involve the diffraction, reflection, or refraction of electromagnetic radiation/electron beams interacting with the specimen, and the collection of the scattered radiation or another signal in order to create an image. This process may be carried out by wide-field irradiation of the sample (for example standard light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy) or by scanning a fine beam over the sample (for example confocal laser scanning microscopy and scanning electron microscopy). Scanning probe microscopy involves the interaction of a scanning probe with the surface of the object of interest. The development of microscopy revolutionized biology, gave rise to the field of histology and so remains an essential technique in the life and physical sciences. — Wikipedia

Microscopy Category (Wikipedia)

Technology

How Light Microscopes Work (How Stuff Works)
More Microscopes (HowStuffWorks)

Preservation

Participation

Education

Microscopy (Cells Alive)
Microscopy Activities (Dr. John R. Stevenson)

Course

OER Commons: Open Educational Resources

Community

Organization

Microscopy Society of America

News

Microscopy Today, Phys.org, NPR Archives

Book

ISBNdb

Government

Document

USA.gov

Expression

Molecular Expressions: Images from the Microscope
Microscape: Microscopic Views of The World using a Virtual Microscope (Nestor J. Zaluzec, ANL EMCenter, Microscopy.Com)

Fun

Toy

Amazon Toys

Arts

Architecture

Microscape (YouTube Channel)
Microscape

Poem

OEDILF: The Omnificent English Dictionary In Limerick Form

Music

Song Lyrics

More…

Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine.

Designed proteins assemble antibodies into...
on April 16, 2021 at 3:30 pm
In a new report now published on Science, Robby Divine and an interdisciplinary research team at the department of biochemistry, regenerative medicine, and vaccines and infectious disease at the University of Washington U.S. and the School of Medicine, at the Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran, conducted computational designs of nanocages to assemble antibodies into precise architectures. During the construction, one structural component formed an antibody or Fc-ligand fusion and the […]
Oxygen migration enables ferroelectricity on...
on April 16, 2021 at 12:40 pm
Hafnium-based thin films, with a thickness of only a few nanometres, exhibit an unconventional form of ferroelectricity. This allows the construction of nanometre-sized memories or logic devices. However, it was not clear how ferroelectricity could occur at this scale. A study that was led by scientists from the University of Groningen showed how atoms move in a hafnium-based capacitor: migrating oxygen atoms (or vacancies) are responsible for the observed switching and storage of charge. The […]
Engineers improve performance of high-temperature...
on April 15, 2021 at 7:31 pm
Florida State University researchers have discovered a novel way to improve the performance of electrical wires used as high-temperature superconductors (HTS), findings that have the potential to power a new generation of particle accelerators.
Understanding how DNA repairs itself may lead to...
on April 15, 2021 at 6:50 pm
From cancer treatment to sunlight, radiation and toxins can severely damage DNA in both harmful and healthy cells. While the body has evolved to efficiently treat and restore damaged cells, the mechanisms that allow this natural repair remain misunderstood.
Snake species from different terrains surrender...
on April 15, 2021 at 9:00 am
Some snake species slither across the ground, while others climb trees, dive through sand or glide across water. Today, scientists report that the surface chemistry of snake scales varies among species that negotiate these different terrains. The findings could have implications for designing durable materials, as well as robots that mimic snake locomotion to cross surfaces that would otherwise be impassable.