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Salt Crystals Under the Microscope The following images were obtained using a polarizing microscope. The sample above is of a mixture of potassium chloride, sodium chloride, and calcium chloride at 37 degrees Celsius at 40x total magnification using a quartz wedge. A quartz wedge is a compensator that fits into a slot in the microscope in order to better visualize the sample. The sample above is …

Beta-Alanine and L-Glutamine Under the Microscope Harald K Andersen lives in Norway and captured this image of the amino acids Beta-Alanine and L-Glutamine under the polarizing microscope. He used a 10x objective and 20 images stacked using Zerene Stacker PMax. What is Beta-Alanine? Beta-alanine is a non-essential amino acid that is produced naturally in the human body. Beta-alanine aids in the p …

What are the Different Microscope Types and Their Uses? There are a number of different types of microscopes and each of them solves unique problems. Below you will find information on the five different microscope types along with the applications for each microscope and just who might use each instrument. Below each description of the microscope and its use is an image that was captured using th …

This image of tartaric acid was captured by Harald K. Andersen in Steinberg, Norway. Andersen used a polarizing microscope with a wave plate. The microscope setup had a Nikon 10x objective lens and a 2x photo converter, which ultimately provided a total of 20x magnification on the camera sensor. Tartaric acid is a white, crystalline organic acid that occurs naturally in many fruits, but especially …