Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Digital Biological Microscopes


Digital biological microscopes are another kind of compound microscopes. It is also called as high-power compound microscopes but with a twist. This kind of microscope can be connected to a computer or laptop. In this way, the user is empowered with the capability of storing images and videos of the specimen under investigation. He can also retrieve them and compare them with other images to arrive at findings that are more precise.

This kind of microscope is very applicable to a variety of field other than in biology. It can be utilize in education where the teacher can show real images of organisms under the microscope through projecting it to a screen or wall through the computer.