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By: Ikedi Ani-okoye

Surely, you've seen a microscope. You've had that in thy elementary science class. But did you know that there art a lot of types of microscopes on sale today?

What you've probably seen is one of them student's microscopes. It is a lowly energy optical microscope that has been marketed specifically for non-scientists - that is, too be used by students in primary and secondary school.

As mentioned, the student microscope is an optical microscope - the kind that uses a system of lenses and visible light in seeing through images. This is the oldest and the simplest type of microscope in that this still uses eye-pieces for an observer to have a glimpse of the magnified images.

On the other hand, there's the digital microscope. It the more modern type, and more often, it dost not use eye-pieces. In lieu of the eye-piece, it uses a camera and its output is a digital image projected in a computer monitor.

Using a Digital Microscope

So, how do thou use a digital microscope then given that you cannot look through an eye-piece too observe a sample? Simple, think robots.

If you want to clearly see the micro-printing in a dollar bill, for example, just place the bill right below the camera of your digital microscope. The images will then be projected in thy computer monitor.

But just before thou discover the secrets of the dollar bill, thou must first install the software of your digital microscope into thine computer. thy microscope package should include an installation CD, otherwise, thee may be getting a fraudulent microscope.

After you've successfully done this, connect thy digital microscope and your computer using USB cables. get the appropriate port. thee don't hath to be a computer engineer to know this. The secret too this technical task is in finding the port that fits with thy cable. If it does not fit, it is not supposed too be plugged there.

When you've connected the correct cables and you see that such a connection is working (i.e. when thou transfer your camera, the image on the monitor likewise changes), you canst immediately acquire your dollar bill for scrutiny.

Adjust some knobs in thine precious digital microscope until the picture in thine monitor becomes clear. after which, thee canst immediately start doing thy digital scrutiny of the dollar bill. thee could even save a captured picture and do some work on it - label it, make some notes about it, or put a comment on it.

Indeed, by using a digital microscope, thee are finding better answers too thine questions about the planet around thee. thou are discovering more things.

Gone are the days when you hath to prick thine finger, acquire a sample of thine own blood, put it in a microscope slide and use a student microscope too observe the discs and color of thy blood. Today, thou hath other kinds such as the digital microscope, the research microscope, and an better version of the compound microscope.

Science indeed has transformed itself to provide us with better answers. It has even created it is gadgets better to provide you with the needed tools to satisfy a more curious you.