MICSCAPE
(ISSN 1365 - 070x)

Image left: A colony of Stentors photographed
by Howard Webb.

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Wood under the microscope - Alan Crivellaro (Italy) presents an illustrated introduction to studying these attractive subjects.

Nikon S series microscopes - Richard Pavlis (USA) shares an illustrated overview of this popular and affordable microscope with notes on what to look for when potentially purchasing.

Silicoflagellates - Richard Carter (China) presents an illustrated essay on these fascinating and attractive organisms.

A gallery of citric acid photomicrographs - Brian Johnston (Canada) shares striking images of this common chemical 'using a variety of illumination techniques'.

A trip into the past: part 7 - Richard Howey (USA) continues his affectionate look at the quirky aspects of some past American natural history magazines.

Making an Antoni van Leeuwenhoek microscope replica - Hans Loncke (Netherlands) presents step by step instructions for making a replica using readily available materials.

A close-up view of the 'Staghorn Sumac' - Brian Johnston (Canada) takes a macro and microscopic tour of this attractive tree.

Stentors - Howard Webb (USA) describes and illustrates aspects of this fascinating microorganism; includes video clips.

Used phase condensers - Paul James (UK) presents and illustrates 'some notes for aspiring phase contrast enthusiasts'. Part 1.

Topical Tip: achieving darkground illumination using a microscope with no Abbe condenser - Chuck Huck (USA) describes a simple technique using stops at the field lens.

Also see our new monthly cartoon by Jon Cantin below.

 

In Focus: Nikon 'Small World' Competition 2007. Nikon have presented a 'sneek peek' gallery of the 'top 100' photomicrographs entered into this year's competition with a feature that allows readers to rate them. (The site notes that the Judges decision on the award winners has already been made and the winners will be announced in the fall). With thanks to Wim van Egmond for spotting this feature. The Materials Research Society present some striking images submitted by contributors to their 'Science as Art' competition held at their Spring 2007 meeting. They are downloadable e.g. to use as desktop backgrounds or as screen savers. With thanks to Bob Goldsack for letting us know of the link. Voynich Manuscript: Richard SantaColomo contacted us and writes: I thought you might be interested in a theory I have. I believe that there is a possibility that the famous Voynich Manuscript may be Cornelis Drebbel's lost notebook, which contains among other things, experiments in microscopy. Here is the site I have, which explains the theory: http://www.santa-coloma.net/voynich_drebbel/voynich.html Richard notes on his website that he presented the theory in an article entitled The Voynich Manuscript: Drebbel's Lost Notebook? which has been recently published in Rennaissance Magazine (Issue #53, March 2007). The Yahoo Microscope forum with over 2000 registered members is one of the most active forums on the web for microscopy enthusiasts of all skill levels (discussions are accessible to non-members). Some of the more popular discussion topics and group resources are carefully compiled by Keith Shaw on his website The Microscope Group Archives. An SEM analysis of Amphipleura pellucida with new findings - a fascinating illustrated paper by Gary Gaugler published in the May 2007 issue of Microscopy Today - of particular interest perhaps to enthusiasts who enjoy the fun (or should that be frustration) of resolving the punctae of this famous test diatom near the limit of the visible light microscope. Update Sept. 2007. Also available as a downloadable pdf from the Microscopy-UK website, hosted with the kind permission of Gary Gaugler and Microscopy Today Editor, Ron Anderson. (With thanks to Gordon Couger for highlighting its publication in the Yahoo Microscope forum.)

 

New monthly feature:  Introducing 'The Adventures of Stinky and Sticky'. We don't think microscopy as a hobby should be taken too seriously, so we are delighted to welcome Jon Cantin's cartoon on the antics of these two amoeba. For a background to their characters please visit the author's website where the author also shares his other interests.

We are delighted to receive contributions small or large from microscopy enthusiasts whether a novice or expert. If you have an image, tip or article, why not share it, this magazine is what you make it! Have a chat with us, to see how we can help share your interests. Submission guidelines.