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When I was younger, I spent a lot of time collecting things around the house and using a microscope to examine them. While I had a lot of fun examining things, the one thing that was lacking was the ...

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If you want to get a child interested in the sciences, just let them loose with a microscope. Proper stage microscopes can be pricey, however, and are somewhat tricky for youngsters to use.

Check out this tiny hand-held digital Microscope, ideal for seeing what the eye can’t see. The USB Digital Mini Microscope features a 40x magnification and has 4 built-in LEDs. The USB Digital Mini ...