Molecular Expressions: Virtual Scanning Electron Microscopy

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written by Dennis Kunkel and Michael Davidson

This Java applet allows users to interactively explore various specimens as they appear under a scanning electron microscope (SEM). Choose from a cockroach, pollen grain, a diatomic molecule, a gecko foot, a jellyfish, and more. Users first adjust the focus, contrast, and brightness of the specimen to optimize its appearance. Then they use a slider to incrementally increase the magnification up to 10,000x.

It is part of a much larger collection of optics and microscopy materials developed at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University.

https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/electronmicroscopy/magnif...

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
General Physics - Equipment = Electronic Equipment - Measurement/Units Modern Physics - Atomic Physics - Nanoscience Optics - Geometrical Optics = Optical Instruments	- High School - Lower Undergraduate - Informal Education	- Instructional Material = Interactive Simulation

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Access Rights:: Limited free access; Depending on Usage
Restriction:: © 1999 Dennis Kunkel
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Keywords:: Microscopy, Optics, Photomicrography, SEM, microscope, vSEM, virtual microscopy
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created June 30, 2007 by swapna gurumani
Record Updated:: February 17, 2013 by Caroline Hall
Last Update when Cataloged:: December 13, 2007
Other Collections:: The Physics Front

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AAAS Benchmark Alignments (2008 Version)

3. The Nature of Technology

3A. Technology and Science

3-5: 3A/E2. Technology enables scientists and others to observe things that are too small or too far away to be seen otherwise and to study the motion of objects that are moving very rapidly or are hardly moving at all.

11. Common Themes

11D. Scale

6-8: 11D/M3. Natural phenomena often involve sizes, durations, and speeds that are extremely small or extremely large. These phenomena may be difficult to appreciate because they involve magnitudes far outside human experience.

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D. Kunkel and M. Davidson, (1999), WWW Document, (https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/electronmicroscopy/magnify1/index.html).

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D. Kunkel and M. Davidson, Molecular Expressions: Virtual Scanning Electron Microscopy (1999), <https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/electronmicroscopy/magnify1/index.html>.

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Kunkel, D., & Davidson, M. (2007, December 13). Molecular Expressions: Virtual Scanning Electron Microscopy. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/electronmicroscopy/magnify1/index.html

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Kunkel, Dennis, and Michael Davidson. Molecular Expressions: Virtual Scanning Electron Microscopy. December 13, 2007. https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/electronmicroscopy/magnify1/index.html (accessed 20 April 2024).

MLA Format

Kunkel, Dennis, and Michael Davidson. Molecular Expressions: Virtual Scanning Electron Microscopy. 1999. 13 Dec. 2007. 20 Apr. 2024 <https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/electronmicroscopy/magnify1/index.html>.

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