I guess a lot of Microscopists are my age (50 to 80) - yes? If so, you are probaby getting young grand-children? I like to read to mine at bedtime and I found a real Gem of a book to read to them. I highly recommend this work! (Mol : co-founder MicUK).
Evolution of this site.
During the next few months, we are working to introduce new sections to our site to offer more resources, we think will be of interest to curious minds, which we believe all people interested in the microscopic world have.
Sites with resources for microscopy enthusiasts:
See footer on current issue of
Micscape
for a selection of our favourites.
General resources:
For a wide selection, please
click here
Compiled by Mol Smith.
RELATED MICROSCOPY
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Howard Lynk's beautiful web site and collection. All images are copyright Howard Lynk.
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Micscape Magazine - this month
The
February Micscape issue
is online.
Next issue March 13th. 2012
Updated on the 13th of each month, and contributed to by informed and dedicated microscopists around the globe, Micscape is considered one of the major microscopy resources on the Internet. Many articles will be of interest to students too as well as members of the public interested in science and art.
Micscape Magazine is an ISSN registered publication.
Vandalism on a Glass
Sponge
by Richard L. Howey, Wyoming,
USA
So, just what does happen when you drop a micro glass sponge from 4 feet onto a concrete floor. Find out in Micscape Magazine.
What's New - this month
What does a Picnic Beetle look like close up? Find out in this month's issue of Micscape in the beautifully illustrated article by Canadian Microscopist - Anthony Thomas.
Genetic Parkinson's disease brain cells made in lab
Scientists
in the US have successfully made human brain cells in the lab that are an exact replica of genetically caused Parkinson's disease.
The breakthrough means they can now see exactly how mutations
in the parkin gene cause the disease in an estimated one in 10 patients with Parkinson's.
STUNNING! How do you measure a nebula? With a brain scan. At TEDxBoston, TED Fellow Michelle Borkin shows why collaboration between doctors and astronomers can lead to surprising discoveries.
Over twenty years of friendly professional help for enthusiast, educational, and professional microscopy. The UK's leading Microscope help center. No call or inquiry is too big or too small!
New Microscopes The McArthur handheld microscope is perhaps legendry in its application and construction. It has taken a long time for an equivalent instrument to become available at a reasonable price. The SP29 is this instrument. It is perhaps just a little larger than the McArthur with dimensions of 140 x 40 x 94mm, but this has the advantage of allowing a turret objective system rather than the slider version of
the original . In all other respects this microscope as the same quality and portability of the McArthur visit now
SPOTLIGHT ON YOUTUBE MICROSCOPY VIDEOS
This month's Youtube SPOTLIGHT is a video explaining a new optical microscope capable of imaging at te nanoscale!
We are now using the anatomy 3d model data sets from this company in many of our new articles aimed at both microscopists and biology students. Highly recommended and affordable.
Take a look here and be amazed!
Contributions and Donations
Mic-UK and Micscape
have been here on the web since the days of the very first browser. Started by just two guys in the UK with no intent other than to offer a benevolent resource for the enthusiastic study of life at the small scale, the site continues unchanged in that intent today - 15 years later. The site lives on the good will of everyone who contributes and believes not everything has to be about money. But, of course, it takes
thousands of
man hours and a tidy sum of money to keep the extensive project alive. So if you have a moment, please help by taking out either a
voluntary subscription to Micscape
or a one-off donation.
Mol Smith (co-founder)
Contact Us
Note on commercial queries or those regarding our sponsor's shop:
Please contact our sponsors
Brunel Microscopes
directly, the Microscopy-UK site is an educational one with no commercial aspects.
Microscopy-UK parent site founder and coordinator:
Maurice Smith
Micscape Editor and general site admin:
David Walker
.
Comments on Micscape and
contributions welcomed.
In focus - off site news, links, club news
We're pleased to share any news from clubs, meeting announcements, new microscopy resource web sites etc.
Major Most Visited Resources other than Micscape Magazine
Microscopy UK gallery
Each contributor can place their own images directly on this site to be seen by people in every country. Apply for free
upload membership
permissions today to start your own microscopy album in the Microscopy Gallery.
Micropolitan Museum
of microscopic art forms -
Wim van Egmond's beautiful images presented in a fun and exciting on-line museum.
Virtual pond dip
- a fun resource for beginners of any age. Take a 'dip' into our jar of pond water to learn about some of the typical organisms that can be found
.
