MICSCAPE
(ISSN 1365 - 070x)

Image right: the striking design of the Steindorff 'Microbe hunter; image by Martin Mach.

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Between glamour and glory: the Steindorff "Microbe Hunter"- Martin Mach (Germany) and Manuel del Cerro (USA) present an illustrated history of this 'double-arm microscope with a popular name and a revolutionary design' based on personal experiences and with generous access to the Steindorff archives.

A galaxy in sand - Christina Brodie (UK) shares a poem illustrated with her own striking line drawings.

Memories from 2004 - Walter Dioni (Mexico) shares an illustrated essay of a past vacation by the sea, 'with some notes on marine algae, diatoms, foraminifers, peritrichs and mystery worms.'

A close-up view of the poinsettia - Brian Johnston (Canada) illustrates the features of this attractive plant often sent as a present at this time of year.

War and its microscopes - Manuel del Cerro (USA) shares a fascinating illustrated 'review of the Spencer 60, the Tiyoda MKH and the American Optical set'.

Zeiss Mikropolychromar, a sophisticated way of creating Rheinberg illumination - Alain Berjonval (France) describes and illustrates the versatility of this much sought after accessory.

Alfred Reeves (“A. R.”): Victorian era Microphotographer, 1829-1907 - Brian Stevenson (USA) presents aspects of the history of this slide preparer and his life.

Neophyte explores Eocene - Charles Suslavage (USA) presents an illustrated exploration of a 'fossil diatoms' strew slide from the locality Mors Island, Jutland.

Cloth microscope dust covers - Robert Pavlis (USA) describes how to make homemade covers and the importance of protecting microscopes from dust.

The perfect holiday present: The natural history gift of the month club - Richard Howey (USA) shares an illustrated light hearted essay as an antidote to the current economic gloom.

A close-up view of the wildflower 'deptford pink' - Brian Johnston (Canada) illustrates the attractive features of this wildflower on the macro and microscopic scale.

Topical tip: Practical notes on using off-axis oblique illumination - David Walker (UK) discusses aspects of creating this popular and affordable technique.

Micscape World: Contributors showing aspects of the areas where they live.

Outdoor photography with the Sony K800i mobile phone - Ian Walker (UK) finds that the competent performance of a modest camera phone which is always in the pocket, provides 'an antidote to the lots and lots of pixels' of most dedicated consumer digital cameras.

www.viewsfromscience.com On this invaluable site, the webmaster Ely Silk shares the techniques which he has developed, including using LEDs for fluorescence studies with compound microscopes. Ely has recently added an article summarising his studies on 'Hybrid silver staining technique. Suitable for both light microscopes and SEMs'. The hybrid technique he has developed is valuable for imaging bacterial flagella beyond the limit of the light microscope. A staining protocol for optical microscopy studies is included. With thanks to Ely for letting us know of his work.

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