Scanning Electron Microscopes

Ferns are a very ancient family of plants, thriving on Earth for two hundred million years before flowering plants evolved.

Have you ever looked at the underside of a fern and seen all of those tiny little bumps?

Those tiny bumps, called sporangia, encase the spores which are vital for fern reproduction, a more complicated reproduction process [...]

It’s time again to NAME THAT SAMPLE! This time the winner who guesses the sample right will WIN A BRAND NEW NETBOOK!

After our short break, it’s time to get back to guessing what’s under our Scanning Electron Microscope.

What do you think we’ve scanned this time? Comment below with your guess.

Update: April 29,2010 WE HAVE [...]

You know Thomas Edison (and his team) invented the light bulb. But did you know he and his assistants tested over 6000 natural plant materials, but ultimately used a carbonized bamboo filament in his first experiment with the light bulb?

Bamboo is a durable, versatile natural resource, so it is no wonder that M.L. McCauley [...]

Spring has sprung and gardens are blooming. Among these are perennial flowers like cosmos, which come in bright colors such as white, pink, orange, yellow and scarlet.

M.L. McCauley from Mtech sent a cosmos plant seed to ASPEX Corporation for image analysis using the ASPEX
Personal SEM scanning electron microscope.

Cosmos seeds are miniature pine needles and are [...]

When Mr. Servant to CEO from Bio Abode Imaging sent in cinnamon sticks to ASPEX for SEM analysis, the world of Scanning Electron Microscopes got a little spicier.

Known for its aromatic quality (think cinnamon rolls straight from the oven), cinnamon has a long history of use by humans, dating back to about 2800 BC.

Here’s how [...]

The best part of waking up is Folgers…under an SEM? Miss CEO from Bio Abode Imaging sent in Folger’s Coffee Crystals to ASPEX for image analysis using the ASPEX Personal Scanning Electron Microscope SEM.

Take a look:

While Folgers Instant Coffee Crystals may seem ordinary, they look otherworldly when scanned under our Scanning Electron Microscopes.

Since the [...]

People have torn up their notebooks and sent us their scraps to be scanned under our Scanning Electron Microscopes.

Check out what chalk looks like under our Scanning Electron Microscopes.

Chunks of wood were sent to ASPEX to be scanned under our Scanning Electron Microscopes.

Yummy candy scanned by our Scanning Electron Microscopes. ASPEX thinks the SEM picture looks tastier.