• Question: What's the most interesting thing you've seen through a microscope?

    Asked by anon-260043 to seancollins on 7 Oct 2020.
    • Photo: Sean Collins

      Sean Collins answered on 7 Oct 2020:

      I would probably count seeing single atoms move around (like a video of individual atoms!) is really interesting – being able to see fundamental building blocks in real time!

Comments

  • Photo: Katie

    Katie commented on :

    Pollen grains – each different plant species has different shaped grains. We collected the pollen sacks from bees and were analysing which plants that bee favoured so we could encourage bee friendly gardening.

  • Photo: Siti Syuhaida

    Siti Syuhaida commented on :

    Palatal tissue from a sheep cleft palate. I was looking for the characteristics of tissues and applying a dental device. So the device will expand the tissue on the cleft palate. The microscope I used called atomic force microscopy. So I can use how the probe can measure the tissue strength and also see how it can be elongated.