Microscope Optical Services are honoured to donate to Zoe’s Place Baby hospice, through sponsoring Nigel Howell in his 84 mile walk of Hadrian’s Wall, with a Hod of Bricks. Starting on July 10th, Nigel is planning on completing the challenge as quickly as possible and hopes to raise over £3000. Managing Director Jane Fletcher Smith…
CoolLED: New Product Launch
CoolLED have launched the most intuitive and controllable 8 channel system available.
MOS Support Local, Former Marine, Running for Men’s Health
As ever at MOS, we’re keen to support local causes and people, and they don’t get better than this. We’ve recently sponsored Joshua James. After recovering from a back injury, Joshua, from Bishops Itchington wanted to get back into running. He has completed the route every day in November, dressed in a series of fancy…
Lewis Williams: New Kit and a Training Camp in Turkey
Fresh out of a 10-day training camp in Turkey with GB Boxing we’re taking a look a Lewis’ new kit. We’ve been sponsoring Lewis for a number of years now and could not be prouder of his success and to see him wearing the MOS logo. A while ago we grilled him all about the…
MOS Sponsor Local Business Owner Raising Money for NHS Covid-19 Appeal
Baabzi Miah, who owns Baabzi Indian Takeaway in Coten End, last weekend took part in a skydive in memory of his 11 month old son Adam, who very sadly died in 2017, aged just 11 months old. Always keen to support local business owners, MOS were proud to be able to sponsor Baabzi. You can…
The History of Microscopes
The concept behind lenses dates back as early as the Romans, They started the process of viewing objects through glass and how it made the subject look bigger. It wasn’t until the 13th Century that Salvino D’Armate designed the very first eye glass, allowing the person wearing it to have magnified vision. Then magnifying glasses…
Meiji Microscope Appears on the One Show
Peter Reaville, Finds Liaison Officer in Shropshire was interviewed about treasure found in the UK when we spotted our Meiji, Stereo Zoom Microscope (EMZ-5TR) in the foreground. Stereo microscopes give the viewer an upright stereoscopic image. This is particularly useful for biologists performing dissections, technicians repairing circuit boards or anyone who need to work on…
In Focus: CoolLED Direct Fit Models
This month we’re highlighting CoolLED’s simple to use, LED Illumination systems. CoolLED is unique in offering Direct Fit models for their pE-300 range. This means that it is possible to avoid the cost of additional lighting. Direct Fit Models increase the intensity of the lighting, making it possible to achieve brighter fluorescence imaging. In this…
MOS Kick off 2020 by sponsoring more books in local schools
The books we have sponsored, ‘Caught in the Web’ focus on the issues children face with keeping safe online. In particular, they help with children’s PSHE (personal, social, health and economic) education between the ages of 5 and 11. We’re so pleased to be able to provide our local community with this valuable resource. Happy…
In Focus: CoolLED Illumination systems
This month we’re highlighting CoolLED’s simple to use, LED Illumination systems. We stock all three models from their pE-300 Series. If you’re not sure which is best suited to your applications, CoolLED have created this video detailing how they differ. If you’d like to talk to one of our team about your requirements, you can…