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Light Microscope vs. Electron Microscope
The electron microscope has a magnification ability of up to 500,000x, while a light microscope only gets up to a magnification of 1,500x. This means that the electron microscope can view images significantly smaller than the what the light microscope can project. The electron microscope creates an image using a beam of electrons. The light microscope uses visible light to view small objects. However the light microscope is superlative in one important application. Electron microscopes cannot observe living things.
Spectacular Microscopy
The LSM 700 laser scanning confocal microscope was invented by Carl Zeiss. It is used to view the layers within a small image. The picture below is of a mouse brain, taken by this microscope.
The ZEISS Apotome microscope was created by none other than Carl Zeiss. This microscope is used to get a very precise reconstruction of a 3D figure. The picture below is of a mouse bladder, taken by this microscope.
The LSM 710 confocal microscope was made by, suprise, Carl Zeiss. This microscope allows you to see the thickness of its specimens layers. The picture below is of a mouse embryo, taken by this microscope.