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SMIF has a small fleet of portable optical microscopes along with an assortment of dozens of fun samples of different natures and origins for students to examine at 10x, 20x, and 40x magnification. Samples include butterflies, spiders, wrapping paper, human skin cells, beetles, cow hair, pom-poms, nail polish, bumblebees, cat hair, and many more interesting things to examine at a small scale!