May 2, 2012 · The optical microscope has been a standard tool in life science as well as material science for more than one and a half centuries now. To use this tool economically and effectively, it …

Oct 31, 2024 · The Polarization Microscopy Principle An introduction to microscope imaging with polarization contrast Polarization microscopy is routinely used in the material and earth sciences to …

Mar 16, 2023 · Phase contrast is a technique for optical microscopy which is used to enhance the contrast of unstained specimens. Structures of unstained specimens, such as living cells or their …

Jun 2, 2023 · This article gives an introduction to fluorescence and photoluminescence, which includes phosphorescence, explains the basic theory behind them, and how fluorescence is used for …

Jun 29, 2017 · This article gives an introduction to widefield microscopy, one of the most basic and commonly used microscopy techniques. It also shows the basic differences between widefield and …

Oct 30, 2025 · Inverted microscopes from Leica Microsystems offer the flexibility and power you need to advance your research and enable publication-quality documentation.

Dec 14, 2023 · Learn more about the basic principles behind digital microscope camera technologies, how digital cameras work, and take advantage of a reference list of technical terms from this article.

Nov 8, 2023 · To help users better understand the magnification of microscopy and how to determine the useful range of magnification values for digital microscopes, this article provides helpful guidelines.

May 14, 2025 · STELLARIS confocal microscopes can be combined with all Leica modalities, including FLIM, STED, MP, DLS, and CRS.

Apr 27, 2023 · This article demonstrates how differential interference contrast (DIC) can be actually better than brightfield illumination when using microscopy to image unstained biological specimens.