One of the most common pieces of equipment in any lab, microscopes have many different styles and functions. Optical microscopes are a common tool found in almost all laboratories that illuminate and magnify a specimen. Optical microscopes offer ease of use but have limited resolving power. If a much higher resolution and greater depth of focus is required, then a scanning electron microscope (SEM) might be more useful. SEMs use a beam of focused high-energy electrons to produce information about the specimen, including morphology, chemical composition, and crystalline structure.
In this eBook, you’ll learn about:
- Questions to ask when buying a microscope
- Optical microscopy: considerable life in centuries-old method
- How SEM/EDS works and its applications in materials science
- Microscopy in food development and testing
- Super-Resolution microscopy
- Enhancing material insights with dynamic imaging and sensor data
