A pair of strong binoculars brings far-away objects much closer, letting you examine them from a safe distance. But there is an entirely different world when you look closely at the smallest creatures ...

Which pocket microscopes are best? Pocket microscopes are popular with everyone from electrical engineers and botanists, who use them to inspect their work, to curious children interested in the world ...

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In 2011, while waiting for his new lab to be built at Stanford University, bioengineer Manu Prakash traveled to labs around the world, including in his home country of India. When he came across ...

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A microscope is a scientific instrument used to magnify small objects so they can be seen larger than life. The simplest microscope is a single lens called a magnifying glass. The larger, more ...