From spines on neurons to pollen on an insect’s eye, the winners of Nikon’s Small World photo contest offer a kaleidoscopic glimpse into a tiny world.

Nikon's annual Small World competition showcases images of a world that humans can't usually see, as captured through the lens of a microscope. Each year, rigorous science and dazzling artistry ...

Take a means of investigation with you with these tiny, travelable microscopes that let you explore the big small world.

A simple microscope is equipped with one lens but a compound microscope has both an eyepiece and an objective lens. There are also different features to consider like the field of view ...

A man built an improvised high-powered microscope using an old glue stick. He created the portable optical instrument with ...

Researchers at Cornell have unveiled an advanced imaging technology capable of unprecedented deep and wide-field ...

Computational chemistry is on the cusp of a new era, in which physics-based models of molecular systems bring new and unexpected insights into drug discovery. With exascale computing power on the ...

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Explore the world in great detail with this portable LCD microscope, on sale for just $69.97 (reg. $100) through7.

Understanding how a single cell develops into an entire body – whether it’s a fish, a worm, or a mammal – is one of biology’s ...

From its early work in microscopes to its world-renowned camera lenses, ZEISS has continuously pushed the boundaries of what optics can achieve. Today, that same attention to detail is applied to ...