2.1K views · 91 reactions | It’s been 55 years since Cambridge Scientific Instruments launched the first commercial scanning electron microscope in 1965. Researchers’ perception of the nanoscale world has never been the same. Take a trip through the history of the SEM, from its development to the latest technological advances. #ZEISS #microscopy #science #history | ZEISS Microscopy | Facebook

Contemporary technologies, such as scanning electron microscopy, ancient DNA extraction, and 3-D printing, allow paleontologists to burrow ever further into the fabric of prehistoric life—and scientific illustrators to incorporate those insights into their work. Mick Ellison, senior principal artist in the division of paleontology at the American Museum of Natural History shows how a 3D-printed fossil replication can provide new insight for an artist trying to bring an extinct species to life. |