How to Use scanning electron microscope in a Sentence

scanning electron microscope

noun
  • The team began by inspecting the appendages of the shrimp with a scanning electron microscope .
    Joseph Castro, Discover Magazine, 1 Aug. 2011
  • This 2009 image used a scanning electron microscope to zoom in on a slice of a postmortem cortex.
    Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2010
  • Under a scanning electron microscope, the plant fibers in 14 of the Pinwheel Cave bundles matched other samples from the genus Datura.
    Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2020
  • By observing and recording the cutting process under a scanning electron microscope, the team noticed that the hairs created small chips in the blade surface.
    Eric Niiler, Wired, 6 Aug. 2020
  • To test the idea, Heiss and his colleagues malted their own barley by charring it then examined the results under a scanning electron microscope.
    Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 5 June 2020
  • Microscopic images captured with a scanning electron microscope confirmed that most of the quids contained plant matter of the species Datura wrightii.
    Megan Gannon, National Geographic, 23 Nov. 2020
  • After polishing the block with toothpaste and a damp leather cloth, Sadowski studied the flower under a scanning electron microscope.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Using a scanning electron microscope, Pomerantz also discovered that tiny mounds between the bristles, known as nanopillars, are coated in a layer of wax.
    Anil Oza, Science | AAAS, 22 June 2021
  • Under a scanning electron microscope, the pollen grains—which resembled inflated arrowheads—were reminiscent of pollen from tiny trees and shrubs in Asia that belong to the genus Symplocos.
    Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Concluding that the legs were the primary mechanism, the team used a scanning electron microscope to look for any special physical structures that could trigger such ballistic jumping movements.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 25 Apr. 2022
  • The illustration is based on scanning electron microscope images of Aspergillus fumigatus, a ubiquitous fungus that can infect the lungs.
    Laura Helmuth, Scientific American, 10 May 2021

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