So you’ve got a decent microscope. It take DIN (Deutsches Institut für Normung - a German Industrial standard) eyepieces but you only sprung for the 3 objective model and now you are thinking you need to have more power than 400x to view some of things you are working on, are you doomed to have […]
We’ve added a whole bunch of new prepared slide sets to our Microscope Accessories category. These slide are high-quality and will give the user excellent views through their microscope. The sets cover a wide variety of topics for you to choose from.
The first is actually the biggest set: A Variety Pack of 100 Prepared Slides
Other […]
Powers of Ten was a classic science education movie that dealt with scale. It starts with some folks in a park, then moves further and further out, by powers of 10 (At firs the scale is 10 meters on the screen, then 100, then 1000, etc.) very soon you have left the Earth and the […]
With Philadelphia’s THIRD snowstorm of the winter bearing down on us as this blog post is being written it seems like as good a time as any to talk about the fun snow science experiments of viewing snowflakes in a microscope! It is simple and fun to do! You can even photograph them!
The question of […]
A friend of the store sent us this picture of a ‘microscope kit’ he found at a drug store during the holidays. This same kit could have been found in a department store or general toy store:
You see these things pop up in big stores, especially around the holidays. They are bought at a low […]
Things have been very busy lately, so we are reprinting out microscope buyer’s guide to help folks choose the right microscope for the holidays or themselves.
Spectrum Scientifics Microscope Buyers Guide
Congratulations! You’ve decided to buy a microscope! A microscope is a wonderful instrument that can fascinate kids and adults alike. With proper care, a […]
Spectrum is proud to introduce the Walter Instruments Series 30 microscopes. These solid, all-metal bodied microscopes have a wide selection of options and features you expect in much more expensive models, including reverse nosepieces, coarse and fine focusing (coaxial and dual axial) DIN objectives, LED illumination, and Iris Diaphragms. These features make them ideal for […]
Although everyone should enjoy our various sets of prepared slides sooner or later every avid microscope user will want to make their own slides.There are many ways for a slide maker to go about making his own samples.
First of all, before using any slide be certain to clean it thoroughly. Preferably with rubbing alcohol. Even […]
