What On Earth Is Electron Microscopy?
That is the single most asked question we get. The simplest answer is that an electron microscopist works with electron microscopes, but that doesn’t tell people much. So, what is an electron microscope? An electron microscope is a special type of microscope used to look at things regular light microscopes cannot. Light has certain wavelengths it travels at… BIG wavelengths. This means you can only see things that are as big as the wavelength of the light. Light microscopes are only able to magnify things around 2,000 times but the wavelength of an electron is much, much smaller. This means you can see extremely small things with it. Some electron microscopes can magnify an object up to 1,000,000 times. Put very simply, an electron microscopist prepares samples to be looked at in an electron microscope and then uses the microscope to view the sample. Graduates often work with research scientists in laboratories, manufacturer’s application labs, or in sales and marketing. Who Is Eligi
