A to Z Challenge, Day 24: X Is For X-Ray
The development of X-Ray technology meant that we could look inside things. This revolutionized all sorts of things, from medicine to astronomy.
But I’m not going to talk about X-Rays in specific; I’m going to talk about the Scanning Electron Microscope!
While the SEM doesn’t use X-Rays to see stuff, it actually uses electrons to bombard an object and then take a picture, it’s a tool that allows us to see the surface of really small stuff – which is almost as cool as seeing inside stuff!
Pumping Station: One has the only working SEM in the country, that we’re aware of, that members of the public can see and that members of Pumping Station: One can be trained to use – and just for the price of a membership, which is only $40 or $70 a month depending on the level of membership you select.
Curious? Check out more at our website, here.
Very cool that Pumping Station has something like this that every-day people can learn and use.
And I love the pic!
Thank you! Every time I pack, the cats try to get in the suitcase.
And I agree; it\’s awesome to have access to the SEM!
Ooh, gadgets! We\’re just starting to see those three-dimensional printers and I\’d love to try out one of those. A replicator of some description would be good.
Shelley Munro
The 3-D printers are fun. I have a couple egg-cups that one of my buddies made for me on it. 🙂
You know, I honestly would love a plain old microscope to see simple things like hydra from a freshwater pond. Pumping Station sounds really amazing.