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AmScope upgrades

AmScope upgrades

I designed a 3D-printable eyepiece holder that mates a Raspberry Pi camera to a popular inexpensive stereo inspection scope. This lets me send 5MP images from my AmScope straight t
2016-04-23
microscopy
Happiness is an aligned electron beam

Happiness is an aligned electron beam

Back in business. What should I look at next?<img decoding=”async” loading=”lazy” class=”aligncenter size-large wp-image-1557” src=”uploads/2015/12/pollen-annotat
2015-12-18
microscopy
#SEM #Milly
SEM back online

SEM back online

A couple of months ago, Milly started having beam issues. At the time it seemed like emitter trouble. New emitter modules run about $3k, so I took the opportunity to look into manufacturing
2015-11-30
microscopy
#SEM #Milly
Cheap digital optical microscope

Cheap digital optical microscope

I recently picked up an AmScope SE400Z inspection scope. It’s a handy desktop microscope that sells for under $200. The large area under the objective lens leaves plenty of room to work, and the 10-20
2015-11-11
microscopy

Etching tungsten

Electroetching a recrystallized tungsten wire in 2.5 molar sodium hydroxide solution. The cathode is a hunk of highly ordered pyrolytic graphite. I’m doing a couple of test etches. If all goes well, o
2015-10-11
chemistry
Who needs overhead lights?

Who needs overhead lights?

…when you’ve got tungsten to recrystalize?
2015-10-10
electricity > microscopy

Time for science!

Today’s experiment: tungsten wire recrystallization.
2015-10-03
materials
Puss in Boots

Puss in Boots

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2015-08-30
hackery
All that glitters…

All that glitters…

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2015-06-16
microscopy
Megapixel images from an analog SEM

Megapixel images from an analog SEM

I recently posted my first batch of photos from Milly. While I am happy with her beam performance, I was dissatisfied with the digital photo quality. Until now:
2015-06-02
microscopy
#SEM #Milly
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