A new microscope just arrived at the International Space Station to help study life's adaptability under extreme conditions using an innovative imaging technique.

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A compound microscope consists of an objective lens of focal length 2.0 cm and an eyepiece of focal length 6.25 cm separated by a distance of 15 cm.

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University of Arizona physicists have developed the world’s fastest electron microscope to capture events lasting just one quintillionth of a second.

With a new microscope that's as light as a penny, researchers can now observe broad swaths of the brain in action as mice move about and interact with their environments.

In a compound microscope, the sample is illuminated from the bottom to observe transmitted light, or from the top to observe reflected light. Light from the sample is collected by an optical system ...