For example, using green light with a wavelength of 550 nm and an objective with a typical NA of 0.7, a standard light microscope can resolve features down to a limit of 0.61 × (550 nm)/0.7 ≈ 480 nm, ...

Learn about and revise cells and their functions with BBC Bitesize for GCSE Combined Science. ... to use a light microscope to examine animal or plant cells; ... a detailed image of a part of the ...

The microscope is one of the best facilities of such kind in Europe and allows for the comprehensive examination of materials used in nanotechnology and spintronics. Its regular work will start in ...