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The electron microscope is a type of microscope that uses electrons to create an image of the target. It has much higher magnification or resolving power than a normal light microscope. Although ...

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Late 1600s – Dutch scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek constructed a microscope with a single spherical lens. It magnified up to ×275. 1800s - the optical quality of lenses increased and the microscopes ...

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Since the invention of the first prototype in the early 20th Century the electron microscope has allowed us to peer into the micromolecular world more deeply than ever. Image of blood clot using a ...

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Award-winning faculty and a wealth of golden research opportunities make SFU one of the best places to study mathematics in Canada. SFU is home to world-class math research. We harness the power of ...