Brian J. Ford
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Research biologist, Cambridgeshire, England, and fellow of Cardiff University, Wales. Author of Using the Digital Microscope and many books explaining and popularizing science.
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Scanning electron microscope (SEM), type of electron microscope, designed for directly studying the surfaces of solid objects, that utilizes a beam of focused electrons of relatively low energy as an electron probe that is scanned in a regular manner over the specimen. The electron source and…
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