No prizes for guessing the first thing you'll need: a microscope. But don't worry if you don't have one of your own. Ask your school if they have one you can use. Then you'll need an onion.

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An infrared microscope designed by a University of Iowa team led by Thomas Folland helped produce information that could help ...

Thanks to its functionality, versatility and ease of use, the Swift SW200DL is a superb microscope that we would recommend for anyone who wants to explore the world around them, up close and in ...

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The microscope is completely functional once printed and assembled as is, but the designers took their project a step further by installing a store-bought camera and light source controlled using ...

A team of researchers at JILA, led by Professors Margaret Murnane and Henry Kapteyn, has developed a groundbreaking ...