Alfred Millett-Sikking

I’m a Physicist and R&D Engineer who is fascinated by the notion of optimal designs. I’ve spent my career assembling experience in applied physics, optics, mechanics, electronics, programming and microscopy, and seek to improve and invent technologies. Ultimately I just like to make something useful, and make it better. Increasingly I realize, this applies to myself :)

Bypassing 164 years of tradition with 'any immersion microscopy'

Posted by Alfred Millett-Sikking, on 24 April 2023

The optical microscope is a classic scientific instrument with a straightforward purpose: to observe objects in more detail than is possible with the naked eye. Many microscope variations exist, from the rudimentary examples of the 17th century, to modern computer controlled systems with sophisticated designs. Despite the variety, most optical microscopes reuse the same physical