Vinyl Disc Under Microscope

This first vinyl record image was captured at 100x magnification using reflected light through the objective lens.

Vinyl disc under microscope.

But have i simply gone too far to prove a point. Your vinyl record s grooves magnified 1 000x under an electron microscope. Photo via zeiss microscopy. Today we look at a cd rom under a variety of magnifications up to an empty 2000x.

Under the microscope the grooves were embedded with crud and the lands the space between the grooves showed signs of extreme wear with hundreds of vinyl deflections along the edges of the grooves. C is a camera without objective lens and t is the test sample. When i pulled it from the jacket i could see immediately it had gone through a rough life. Microscope world recently took an old vinyl record and put it under a metallurgical microscope to see what the grooves looked like at high magnification.

The record in the first photo is one such case. 21 everyday items put under the microscope reveal their hidden complexity. His latest project saw him buy a vinyl record to put under electron microscope. But still i think you ll agree that the results are stunning.

An electron microscope has been used to produce images of vinyl lps as well as cds dvds and blu ray discs at the micrometre level. The ridges on a penny. Optical microscope using dvd focusing lens l 1 and 2d translation stage s. Home wow 21 everyday items put under the microscope reveal their hidden complexity.

All images courtesy of reddit. It s crazy what every day objects look like when you look at them through a microscope. Photo via zeiss microscopy. Now you can see how the needle slides over the record at 1 400 speed.

What cds dvds blu rays look like under a microscope. A 6 3 megapixel microscope digital camera was used to capture the images. Here s a link to the applied science video that i used as inspiration for.