Hi Stan. Some prototypes do seem to have worked but there is a bit of a catch see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superlens especially the hyperlens. There is...
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Dave
diatoms46
Dec 5, 2010 4:42 pm
Robert McLaughlin and I will have a piece on the diatoms from an unusual brackish water site in Cuba in the December Micscape. It is the result of an...
5918
Rob Kimmich
diatom10
Dec 5, 2010 6:49 pm
Definitely of interest. I will be looking for it on Microscopy-UK. Thanks. Rob Kimmich...
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danrx12000
Dec 5, 2010 10:38 pm
Looking forward to the article Dave. Thanks for the help in AZ. My son and I went to the Salt River and got some samples. I will post photos if I find...
5920
WilliamM
wamman219
Dec 14, 2010 1:50 pm
All, I have three scopes up for sale (Nikon S, Nikon S-kt, and Zeiss Winkel). Contact me off list if interested ( wamman219@... or wamman219@......
5921
urginia
Dec 16, 2010 11:09 am
David, really enjoyed the article. So many species in just one sample and I think it must be unusual to get such a mix of freshwater, brackish and marine...
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Dave
diatoms46
Dec 16, 2010 2:20 pm
Brian, Thanks for your comment. We enjoyed putting this together. Mac is pretty close to being blind at the age of 89 and this will probably be his last...
5923
urginia
Dec 16, 2010 4:27 pm
David, I think that it is so important to save this type of knowledge/information. One of my regrets is that I knew a seaweed expert who had a lifetimes worth...
5924
Oliver
cyber.oliver
Dec 17, 2010 5:21 am
Hello everyone, Being new to this group, I'd like to introduce myself as an amateur microscopist and editor of MicrobeHunter Microscopy Magazine. I've just ...
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Dave
diatoms46
Dec 18, 2010 2:22 pm
Oliver, Nice e-magazine! I intended to get something to you before this, but the best laid plans, etc. Illness, accidents (none serious, but distracting), and...
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John
a.johnw
Dec 19, 2010 12:15 pm
Hi Oliver. I had a quick look and saw Magnification and Resolution. I was a bit disappointed as for me it quotes some common miss conceptions eg max mag around...
5927
Tony Sullivan
sullivantony
Dec 20, 2010 5:33 pm
Hello all, Has anyone attempted to take photos of sand grains similar to what Dr. Gary Greenberg did in his book "Grains of Sand". (You can see his work at ...
5928
Oliver
cyber.oliver
Dec 21, 2010 6:32 am
Hi Tony, I have taken a sample photo of sand, which does look a bit different (http://www.microbehunter.com/2009/01/24/sand-from-the-kalahari-desert/) You need...
5929
Oliver
cyber.oliver
Dec 21, 2010 6:50 pm
Dave, Thank you, I appreciate all contributions to the magazine! Oliver....
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Paul Martin
prmartin_60050
Dec 22, 2010 12:11 pm
Hi Tony, I am currently working on a project involving mounting slides of volcanic ash and making photographs of the ash granules. They are stunningly...
5931
Tony Sullivan
sullivantony
Dec 23, 2010 2:09 pm
Thanks for your input Paul. In his book "A Grain of Sand", the author said he used an acupuncture needle to separate and move the gains of sand around to make ...
5933
eye4bugs
Dec 27, 2010 11:02 am
Can anyone out there remember the URL that had the remarkable picture of a clam, or a mussel, that you could zoom in and see in incredible detail, please ?...
5934
Dogs Afire
dogsafire
Dec 27, 2010 3:14 pm
eye4bugs wrote: Can anyone out there remember the URL that had the remarkable picture of a clam, or a mussel, that you could zoom in and see in incredible...
5935
Dogs Afire
dogsafire
Dec 27, 2010 4:06 pm
Since there seems to be some diatom interest here, I wonder if someone might identify a diatom for me. Here is the photo: ...
5936
eye4bugs
Dec 27, 2010 7:36 pm
Thanks a million, de George...
5937
eye4bugs
Dec 27, 2010 7:40 pm
-Hello, Don - I reckon it is Amphitetras antediluviana de George...
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Dogs Afire
dogsafire
Dec 27, 2010 7:57 pm
George -  I think you got it! Thanks I guess we got to help each other today.  Don  ... From: eye4bugs <eye4bugs@...> Subject: [microscopehobby]...
5939
JamesR
jimr_44130
Jan 7, 2011 6:27 pm
Hello, Uploaded a series of pictures from my new AmScope T490B+1.3mp USB Camera. Just my two cents on AmScope.... The microscope is very nice, the optics are...
5940
rj_y_ang
Jan 8, 2011 12:49 am
Nice setup Jim. Have you tried using afocal photomicrography using a compact point-and-shoot through the AmScope and compare image quality with the 1.3 mp USB...
5941
JamesR
jimr_44130
Jan 8, 2011 4:32 am
Raymund, Thanks. I'm pretty sure the scope is confocal, meaning whats in focus in the eyepieces is in focus with the trinocular port at the same time. You...
5942
rj_y_ang
Jan 8, 2011 5:34 am
Jim, Yes. Increasing the pixel resolution of your camera would be a good idea. Compact point-and-shoot cameras and microscopes are nice pairs. Raymund...
5943
Fred
gebbie65
Jan 8, 2011 1:16 pm
Try Astronomics. Fred From: JamesR Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 11:32 PM To: microscopehobby@yahoogroups.com Subject: [microscopehobby] Re: Just uploaded...
5944
danrx12000
Jan 8, 2011 3:58 pm
Hello David Richman, Richard Carter and all, I just updated my website with new pictures of diatoms taken from the Salt River in Arizona. I had planned on...
5945
JamesR
jimr_44130
Jan 8, 2011 7:11 pm
Thanks Fred for the suggestion, I'll check them out. Just joined this group not too long ago. Looking forward to learning from the group. Jim...
5946
Rob Kimmich
diatom10
Jan 8, 2011 7:55 pm
Some nice darkfield work here, Dan. I'd like to offer an identification of the diatom on the right on Page 3. It is in the genus Cymbella, and I think it is C....
