[Amen] wanted to inspect ICs on the PCBs for suitability for reuse, so he bought a metallurgical microscope that illuminates from above rather than below, since it normally looks at opaque things.

Metallurgical microscopes are specially-designed microscopes that are used for metallurgical evaluation, including the assessment of metals, ceramics and other materials. Specialty uses of these ...

The University of Oxford's Department of Materials celebrated a new chapter in its microscopy facilities with the arrival of a bespoke £3 million ...

The microscope was officially unveiled by Vice ... Emeritus Professor of Metallurgy and former Head of Oxford’s Department of Materials (1966–1992). A notable feature of the GrandARM300F ...