The Intel QX3 microscope is designed to image specimens in both reflected and transmitted illumination. Using the reflected brightfield illumination technique, we have taken a look at just about everything we could find around the house, in the garden, and at the lab. This gallery presents the best digital images from that effort.

Aluminum Foil - Microscopic metallic hills and valleys glisten under illumination from the QX3 microscope to create a surrealistic landscape.

Butterfly Wing - Miniature scales that protect the butterfly wing from water become clearly visible at high magnifications.

Capacitors - Metal plates that store electrical charges are revealed in digital images of a dissected capacitor.

Coffee Filter - The fibrous texture of a section of coffee filter paper becomes evident as the magnification is increased.

Colorless Light Emitting Diode (LED) - Closeup images of a light emitting diode, which was molded with clear polymer, reveal the internal electrical components.

Diodes - These miniature electronic components were removed from a circuit board for digital imaging with the QX3 microscope.

Dissected Cardboard - After peeling back the surface covering from a section of cardboard, we examined the corrugated texture of the underlying material.

Dried Tree Leaf - An examination of the veins and textures present on the surface of a leaf that has fallen and started to decompose.

Electrical Wires - The metallic surface and plastic insulation from small electrical wires are examined under the QX3 microscope.

Feathers - Feathers have a complex structure of veins, hooks, and barbules that protect birds from the environment and assist them during flight.

Green Tree Leaf - This fresh healthy leaf was plucked from a tree and examined with the Intel QX3 computer microscope.

Hard Drive Circuit Board - Features of the tiny components comprising a circuit board from a computer hard drive are imaged in reflected brightfield illumination.

Kellogg's Rice Krispies Cereal - A rough surface texture of toasted rice is very evident upon examination of this cereal under the microscope.

Felt Tip Marker - We zero in on a typical permanent ink marker to see how the inky felt appears under the microscope.

Micro Machine Cadillac Convertible - Image magnification of a miniature toy automobile is increased until defects in the paint are visible.

Necktie - Silk fabric comprising a designer necktie is examined at increasing magnifications.

Paper Towel - The fibrous composition of a paper towl becomes apparent as we rachet up the magnification with the QX3 computer microscope.

Pencil - After examining a pencil under the microscope, we have come to the conclusion that it looks better unmagnified.

Printing Ink Dot Pattern - One of the first things we put under the QX3 microscope was the box in which it was packed.

Toothpick - Grain structure in the cellulose fiber of a toothpick becomes visible under the microscope.

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