Ever wonder how Earth scientists examine rocks? We cut them up and throw them under a microscope ... and then everything seems different. To many people, a rock is just a rock. If anyone has been ...

Thin section petrography, geochemistry, scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction are key scientific methods used to investigate the raw materials, origins and production technology of ...

When the Great Basin Science Sample and Records Library (GBSSRL) and Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology were presented with the challenge of identifying the best, most efficient way to digitally ...

Ultramicrotomy is a specialized technique used for preparing extremely thin sections of materials for microscopic analysis, particularly in the fields of nanotechnology, biology, and materials science ...

The Digital Services unit at the University Libraries has recently digitized mineral thin sections from the Great Basin Science Sample and Records Library (GBSSRL), Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology.

IN developing a satisfactory system for high-resolution autoradiography of soluble or unbound compounds 1, we have investigated the possibility of frozen sectioning at low temperatures. At ...

HIGASHIOSAKA, Osaka -- From rocks to starfish and other organisms, Tajiri Thin Section Lab here has gained attention for its expertise in cutting materials into ultrathin slices, known as "thin ...