Smooth zoom video from SEM

I manually interpolated the sequence from about 15 single frames from the SEM.  Smooth zooming is not possible on the instrument natively.

How to choose a cleaning solution

A general overview of cleaning solvents and techniques.

Solvent selection and effectiveness:  http://www.productionmachining.com/articles/selecting-solvents-for-precision-cleaning

Dan Gelbart on coatings and surface cleaning:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7onZGqrYyY

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kauri-butanol_value

http://cool.conservation-us.org/coolaic/sg/bpg/annual/v03/bp03-04.html

Drill Bit in Electron Microscope

This video shows a microcontroller-based image capture system that makes it easier for me to record animations with my scanning electron microscope.

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The Teensy microcontroller: https://www.pjrc.com/store/teensylc.html

Download Teensy firmware via Google Drive

Download Processing.org script for viewing image on PC
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4YXWiqYWB99TTlBdHI2TFRQS2M

Control light with heat and magnets (Magneto-optical Kerr effect)

Learn how magneto-optical storage discs work, and see how a focused laser can directly alter a material's optical characteristics.

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Background sources:

http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download;jsessionid=E5B999706AB03703B56466094A7B079B?doi=10.1.1.84.4693&rep=rep1&type=pdf

https://books.google.com/books?id=RVqeAGKkesEC&pg=PA387&lpg=PA387&dq=cesb+kerr+rotation+euse+euo&source=bl&ots=_vemqlKPhl&sig=dbloCjnRF6qkDY0eMIR94TpTeTk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAWoVChMIw8H2l7idxwIVhqWICh3Y-gov#v=onepage&q=cesb%20kerr%20rotation%20euse%20euo&f=false

https://books.google.com/books?id=U57RpAaMKgAC&pg=SA2-PA26&lpg=SA2-PA26&dq=magneto+optical+disc+kerr+gauss+constant&source=bl&ots=l-iqbQtogI&sig=nPqEWFlWYilHKmzo81Sva5LB3Lo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CEAQ6AEwBWoVChMIh8vX_YudxwIVyT6ICh06-g3R#v=onepage&q=magneto%20optical%20disc%20kerr%20gauss%20constant&f=false

https://books.google.com/books?id=e4ntCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA586&lpg=PA586&dq=kerr+rotation+magneto+optical+storage+layer&source=bl&ots=5zOkDcsIyq&sig=-HBUsD5P4s9954jTEbh-syMTLjc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDoQ6AEwBWoVChMImLrd2ZadxwIVVymICh1yXAIL#v=onepage&q=kerr%20rotation%20magneto%20optical%20storage%20layer&f=false

http://www.study-on-line.co.uk/whoami/thesis/chap2.html

Control light with magnets and olive oil?! (Faraday effect)

See how olive oil and magnets can control the brightness of light via the Faraday effect.
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Measure Verdet constant of olive oil: http://www.sestindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Volume-2Number-3PP-362-368.pdf

Plastic film polarizers: http://www.apioptics.com/linear-polarizers-spec.html

Faraday effect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faraday_effect