The microscope slide containing the diatom indicates it was collected in Maryland and made by someone identified only as "FM," according to the slide's owner Howard Lynk, an antique slide ...

Then, cut a small strip of plastic to make a microscope slide, and place that on top of ... and other microbes. So cool. Anyway, this is, like, the quick and dirty way to make a microscope.

Very cool, but [CNLohr] can also run his Minecraft server optimized for 8-bit devices on this microscope slide server to create a bridge between real electronics and redstone circuits.

Credit: SaVanna Shoemaker / Mashable What’s really cool, however, is that it actually works. And for a sub-$100 toy microscope, it works surprisingly well. It comes with two empty slides — one ...

If you happen to have a microscope and microscope slides, try pre­serving snowflakes. All you really need for this activity are the slides, but using a microscope is a fun bonus. Prepare in advance by ...