Slide makers first used decorative paper covers on microscope slides — like the green and gold cover on this fern specimen — to hold the cover slip in place on the slide.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The humble glass microscope slide may be primed for a makeover. A study published online today (May 2, 2018) in the journal Nature Communications describes how an updated version of ...

Slide 1 of 6, Investigating cells with a light microscope, Rotate Rotate the objective lenses so that the low power, eg x10, is in line with the stage.

Grethe R. Hasle, Greta A. Fryxell, Diatoms: Cleaning and Mounting for Light and Electron Microscopy, Transactions of the American Microscopical Society, Vol. 89, No ...