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Microscopes are crucial tools in many different fields. They're essential in just about any medical or laboratory setting, and they're of great use to law enforcement professionals. A microscope can also make an excellent toy, providing entertainment as well as education for kids and adults alike. It's still a complex and somewhat delicate piece of equipment, however, and it pays to know how to use and care for it properly.

There are numerous different types of microscopes available today. If your business calls for an advanced, high-tech device, you'll probably end up using an electron microscope or even a scanning probe microscope. These types allow you to view images at much higher resolutions than standard optical microscopes. Optical scopes are by far the most common; this is the kind found in science classrooms around the world. They use a simple light and lens setup to illuminate the viewing subject.

Many microscopes are made by companies that are known for cameras and photography gear, as the lens technology is easily translated. Such optical microscopes are readily available in stores. When looking for a more serious device, the best source is probably a laboratory supplier or the manufacturer. You can read more by following the links on the left side of this Business.com page.

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Excellent quality conventional and digital microscopes, accessories, inspection magnifying lamps, boom microscopes and more.


Alpha Innotech

Independent material characterization and failure analysis laboratory and manufacturers of portable photon emission microscopes that aids in failure analysis of semiconductor devices.


Amray

Manufacturer and supplier electron microscopes and related accessories.


Bid-Service LLC

Reseller of semiconductor processing, test and measurement, optical and electron microscopes, scientific, laboratory and laser equipment.


Diagnostic Instruments, Inc.

Manufacturer of digital cameras, microscope stands, microsensor computer controls and microscope couplers for video and still picture cameras. Products are sold to medical and academic institutions.


Electron Detectors, Inc.

Manufacturer of backscattered electron detectors for use in enhancing the magnification capabilities of electron microscopes. Products are sold to electronics manufacturers, biomedical firms and research facilities.


Energy Beam Sciences, Inc.

Manufacturer of electron beam filaments and histology equipment and distributor of electron microscopy laboratory supplies. Products include microwave ovens, microtomes and knife makers. Products are sold to the medical, electronics and materials scienc


Ernest F. Fullam, Inc.

Manufacturer of laboratory equipment and accessories, including specimen preparation devices, planchettes and evaporation supplies for microscopes. Also a manufacturer of electron microscope accessories including holders and substages. The products can


FEI - Beam Technology Division

Manufacturer of Schottky and thermionic emission technologies to microscopy and analytical systems manufacturers.


FEI

Manufacturer of high-performance submicron imaging and analysis solutions for semiconductor, thin film head, life science and material science markets.


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