MICSCAPE
(ISSN 1365 - 070x)

Image left: Cladosporium on agar, a common fungi often found on
'dusty windowsills'. Image by Niall Hamilton.

Microscopy-UK welcomes you to  Micscape Magazine

Missed an issue? Just type in the issue date in the form 'feb04' into the Micscape Library search engine. All articles in that issue will be listed.

Main Menu
Home (Microscopy-UK)
Article library
Beginners
Clubs / Socs (Pro/Am)
Micropolitan Museum
Microscopy Primer
Movies
Pond life ID kit
Projects
Schools
Shop
Smallest page on the web
3D Images
 
 

 
 The above feature searches the Mic-UK site for a keyword, courtesy of Google's indexing.

Micscape submission guidelines. 

Microscopy-UK
parent site coordinator:
Maurice Smith

 

Invisible gardens—the world of mould around us. Part 1: mouldy bread - Niall Hamilton (New Zealand) begins a series on these fascinating but often overlooked organisms and illustrates their macro and microscopy potential.

My microscope collection and library of the microscope - Manuel del Cerro (USA) shares an illustrated article on his impressive range of microscopes and related books collected over forty years.

A close-up view of columbine - Brian Johnston (Canada) takes a macro and microscopic tour of this attractive flower.

A macro-horoscope for 2008: A scientific exposition in character analysis - Richard Howey (USA) presents his horoscopes for this new year, taking his inspiration from some of nature's wonderful creations.

Low power phase contrast - Robert Pavlis (USA) tries a Nikon 4x phase objective on his Wild M40 and describes the challenges of designing and making a phase annulus for it.

A gallery of ammonium sulphate photomicrographs - Brian Johnston (Canada) presents striking images of this common chemical 'using a variety of illumination techniques'.

Oddities and entitities - Richard Howey (USA) assembles an interesting miscellany of hints and practical tips on various aspects of microscopy.

Notes on trials of using the Live View mode of the Nikon D300 DSLR for photomicroscopy - David Walker (UK) tries out Nikon's implementation of Live View in this recent model—on camera, computer and composite / high definition video out.

 

In focus: British shield and squash bugs - Colin Duke, Steve Gill and colleagues have prepared a comprehensive and beautifully illustrated web resource on this attractive group of insects. With thanks to Colin Duke for letting us know. 'Microscopes made from bamboo bring biology into focus' - a recent article in the journal 'Nature' by Paroma Basu describing a simple, elegant and cost effective design to introduce microscopy to Indian school students. With thanks to Roger Shane for highlighting it in the Yahoo Microscope Forum. Microscopy-UK website visitor statistics for 2007 (includes repeat visits): Total visitors in 2007 - 4.6 million Pages accessed in 2007 - 12.7 million Total data transfer in 2007 - 1400 Gigabytes Many thanks to our contributors past and present, the site starts its 12th year on the web with our 150th issue in a few months.

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.