SEM stands for scanning electron microscope. The SEM is a microscope that uses electrons instead of light to form an image. Since their development in the early 1950's, scanning electron microscopes ...

Oeggerli made images of herbs and spices with a scanning electron microscope, then enhanced ... the heat of compounds called piperines discourages insects from eating the plant.

Knowledge of the microscopic structure and composition of materials is essential for understanding their properties and designing functional devices. Microscopy techniques based on electrons and X ...

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