How Things Have Changed!

When I first started taking S.E.M. photos, we did it using 4x5 black & white film. You didn't know if you had a good image until you went to the darkroom, developed the film, and made a contact sheet.

These days we can acquire extremely fine images in real-time digital format. You can see the image as its being photographed...and after I invented and built my first color S.E.M., the images are now in color!!! O.K. its synthesized color but its still very cool!

Here are various articles and photo galleries made possible by these advances in electron microscopy...

Technology Like You've Never Seen It

A close-up look at microchips and other technology will give you a whole new outlook on technological wizardry!

S.E.M. Multi-Detector Color Synthesizer

Patented by David Scharf, this system uses multiple secondary electron detectors which share the electron emission from the sample.

Did you Know?

Mites only live about a month but lay 20-30 eggs at a time! They are also more prevalent during seasons which keep humans indoors a lot, so put on your mittens and get out of the house a little more!

Here's Lookin' At You

Check out this collection of insect eyes! From spiders to flies, you'll be amazed at some of these little buggers peepers.