Our scanning electron microscope (SEM) isn’t only a great tool for high resolution imaging but can also perform energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (commonly referred to as EDX or EDS).

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Searching for bivalve larval shells today in the scanning electron microscope. Here are a couple specimens that we collected on the continental shelf offshore Dauphin Island, Alabama. The first image is of Radiolucina amianta and the second is Nuculana acuta. #TinyWorlds #ScanningElectronMicroscopy