24 August 2006
Virtual microscope available to learn about the world around us
For researchers, teachers, students and just those interested in the microscopic world, NASA has funded the Virtual Microscope.
This project allows you to view objects in a Scanning Electron Microscope or Light Microscope. Of course both of these are virtual and you're limited to a list of items that can be viewed, but the list is updated with 71 different samples currently and 1 to 2 added each week.
People can learn about the world around them in a way that is impossible without this technology. There is no other way that a high school student, for example, is going to be able to view martian dust for example through a microscope.
This project allows you to view objects in a Scanning Electron Microscope or Light Microscope. Of course both of these are virtual and you're limited to a list of items that can be viewed, but the list is updated with 71 different samples currently and 1 to 2 added each week.
People can learn about the world around them in a way that is impossible without this technology. There is no other way that a high school student, for example, is going to be able to view martian dust for example through a microscope.
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