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

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

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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

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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)

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

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Participation

Education

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

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OER Commons: Open Educational Resources

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Microscopy Society of America

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Microscopy Today, Phys.org, NPR Archives

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

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