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The Scanning Tunneling Microscope
This site describes how a Scanning Tunneling Microscope works and what it is used for.

The Scanning Electron Microscope
A site for children explaining how the scanning electron microscope works, and showing some images of objects.

Autobiography of Gerd Binnig
Gerd Binnig (1947 - ) received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1986 along with Heinrich Rohrer for their design of the scanning tunneling microscope.

Autobiography of Heinrich Rohrer
Heinrich Rohrer (1933 - ) received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1986 along with Gerd Binnig for their design of the scanning tunneling microscope.

Anatomy of the microscope
Everything you ever wanted to know about microscopes and their various components.

What Does A Bee Look Like When It’s Magnified 3000 Times?
A collection of scanning electron microscope pictures of bees.

How the SEM works
Describes how a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) works, has a library of images and demonstrations for teachers to use.

Refraction of Light
Covers the law of refraction including interactive Java tutorials. Links to ideas of fluorescence, diffraction, polarization, reflection, scattering, and Virtual microscopy (Virtual scanning electron ...


What is an electron microscope?
A simple illustrated explanation of what is an electron microscope and the difference between resolution and magnification.