The best microscopes for students should combine affordability with high-quality optics, offering enough features for learners to meet their educational goals without breaking the bank.

At James Enoch’s High School in California ... of 10-15 nanometres (10-6 mm), prepared by the students for the scanning electron microscope just minutes before. Exclamations of wonder surge ...

The 30-member group has also led more than 700 teacher-training workshops and runs an alternative primary school that enrolls 54 underprivileged students. But the microscope remains the star ...