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- 12:12 pm
- Bugscope Teamhi teacher! welcome to bugscope
- Bugscope Teamwelcome to bugscope!
- Bugscope TeamHello! Welcome to Bugscope!
- Bugscope Teamare you able to see this chat?
- Bugscope Teamlet us know if you have any questions, or if you have any problems.
- Bugscope Teamah, welcome students! welcome to bugscope.
- 12:20 pm
- TeacherHi, this is Laura (Mrs. H-T) Thanks for having us!!
- Bugscope Teamhi laura!
- Bugscope TeamGood deal. You can see that 'teacher' has control of the 'scope.
- Bugscope TeamAnd Alex has given you, Mrs. H-T control.
- Bugscope TeamWe can confer control to anyone who you would like to have it.
- 12:25 pm
- Bugscope TeamI can hear Alex, in the 'scope room, talking to you on the phone.
- TeacherI am going to get the kids to change their screens right now, so bear with us...
- Bugscope Teamlaura is going to change the students computers to 1024x768, and then we'll be ready to go!
- Bugscope Teamokay, no problem laura, we are patient, just let us know when you are ready
- TeacherI'm back.
- Bugscope Teamwelcome to bugscope students from palisades!
- Bugscope TeamWelcome to Bugscope!
- 12:31 pm
- Studenthi
- Bugscope TeamMrs H-T would you like to try driving the microscope?
- Studentwhats up
- Bugscope Teamif you have any questions, please just ask, we will try to keep up with your questions
- Bugscope TeamHi Paul!
- Bugscope TeamHi Landon!
- Studenthi
- StudentHi
- Bugscope TeamJosh!
- Bugscope Teamhi josh, everyone
- StudentHello! What are some of your favorite specimen to look at?
- Bugscope TeamNick -- can you all see the image on the screen alright?
- StudentCan you put live specimens under the microscope?
- Studentwhat
- Bugscope Teamyou are looking at live images from an electron microscope, in urbana illinois
- Teacheryes I would thanks
- Studentwhat are the liines in the backround
Bugscope Teamthe background is carbon tape, which helps the insects stick and stay still
- Bugscope TeamI especially like earwigs.
- Studentwhy does the microscope have no light
Bugscope Teamthe microscope uses electrons to gather the image, NOT light, so that's why it's black and white
- StudentDo you like this specimen and why?
- Studentcan you have more than one bug in the microscope?
- Bugscope TeamThe microscope is very complicated; it has thousands of parts.
- StudentIs the Electron microscope named XL30 ESEM FEG
- StudentWho invented this microscope?
Bugscope TeamThe first electron microscope prototype was built in 1931 by the German engineers Ernst Ruska and Max Knoll.
- Bugscope Teamwe don't image live bugs, although we could if they would hold still
- Studentwhat are the little bubble like things
- Studentwhat magnification is this
Bugscope Teamthe magnification is listed in the upper right, now it's 313x
- Studentwhy is the micro scope so big
- Studentwhat bug is that
- Bugscope Teamthis microscope is based on the transmission electron microscope, which was invented by Ernst Ruska in about 1931,
- StudentHi, I have a question, how do you vacuum out all the air of microscope?
Bugscope Teamgreat question, there is a vacuum attacked to the scope, and it sucks out all the air when we pump it up
- Studentwhat is the hardest part about preparing a slide?
- Studenthow much does the electron microscope weigh?
- Studenthow long does the electron microscope run??
- Bugscope Teamthe 'scope has to be big to hold all of the components.
- Bugscope TeamIt runs all of the time and probably weighs a ton or so.
- StudentWhat kind of things do you have to do to bugs before you put them in the electron microscope
- Studentwhat are the bubble like things near the top of the speciman
- Studentcool
- Studenthow many people does it take to work the microscope?
- Bugscope Teammrs. h-t, go ahead and try clicking on a preset, that'll move the scope to that location.
- Studentwhat bug is this?
- Bugscope Teamthe hardest part of making samples is getting the bugs on without breaking them or covering them with silver paint
- StudentCan you show live specimens in electron microscopes?
- StudentIs the name of the microscope called XL30 ESEM FEG
- StudentCould you put a animal in the microscope?
Bugscope Teamno, the chamber is small, the largest sample can be only 1.5 inches or so
- Bugscope Teamthis is a fruit fly, and you can see the spongy mouthparts
- Studenthow much can the electron microscope magnify?
- StudentWhen did you get the electron microscope at your university?
Bugscope Teamso we could look at really cool and interesting things close up, and learn more about them!
- 12:36 pm
- Bugscope Teamthe chamber is small, relatively, and the stage has only 50 mm of travel
- Studentwhy were there so many eyes
Bugscope Teamthat is a compound eye, many flies have compound eyes, it helps them to see well when they fly around
- Studentcan you show live bugs in the microscope?
- StudentIs it possible to make an even smaller and or larger chamber?
- StudentIs it hard for you to work this microscope?
- Studentthats cool, do you guys look at anything other than bugs?
- Bugscope Teamwe can magnify over 600,000x but take useful images at no more than about 200,000x.
- StudentIs it difficult to position the slide
- Studenthow many speciman have you worked with
- StudentSorry, I ment when not why,
- Student?
- StudentWhat is the highest magnification on the electron microscope?
- Studenthow big is the SEM
- TeacherI clicked on the tick, and it has not set up as of yet.
Bugscope Teamah! sorry, i forgot to unlock the session, try again now
- Studentwhat is your favorite specimen you looked at?
- Studentis it easy to preapare a slide?
- StudentWhat kind of things do you have to do to bugs before you put them in the electron microscope?
- Bugscope Teamwe are trying to keep up with your questions, if we don't answer yours try again when it's not so busy
- StudentWhere else do you get specimans besides from schools?
- Bugscope TeamNow try it!]
- StudentHow long does it take to prepare a slide?
- StudentHow can we control the stage?
- StudentHow much can the electron microscope magnify?
- Studenthow does themicroscope wprk
- StudentHow big is the electron microscope???????
- Bugscope Teamthere is a constant hum from the vacuum pumps
- Bugscope Teamit's about as big as a large desk
- StudentHow long and tuff is it to get the job of working at the electron microscope
- Studentwhat are the lines
- StudentCould you put anything in it if it's small enough?
- Bugscope Teamthe samples are in a vacuum chamber, very dry, and we beam electrons at them
- Studentwhy doesnt the electron microscppe ahve color?
- StudentWhat is the most important part of the microscope?
- Studenthow do you use the vacum?
- StudentWhen did you first get your electron microscope at the university?
- StudentHow long does it take the computer to process the electrons?
- Studentwhats your favorite specimen?????
- Studentwhat are we looking at??
- Bugscope Teami think this scope was first here in 1998?
- StudentCan you magnify anything as long as its small enough?
- Studentwhat are those black holes
- Studentwhat are we looking at
- Studenthow much does an electron microscope cost?
Bugscope Teamthis scope cost about $750,000 in 1998, right scott?
- Bugscope Teamah, this is a tick
- StudentWhat is this specimen
- StudentWhat kinds of things can you look at under the microscope, other then bugs?
Bugscope Teamyou can look at all sorts of things, metals, rocks, cells, bones, etc.
- Studenthow much did the mictropscope cost?
- Bugscope Teamyay! the tick mouthparts
- Studentwhat do you have to do to bugs before you put them in the electron microscope
- StudentHow long does it take the computer to process the electrons?
- Studenthow much does it cost today?
Bugscope Teamall these images are live, so it works very very fast
- StudentHow strong are the electrons????
- Bugscope Teampeople look at plant parts, silicon samples, nanotubes, rocks, bacteria, all kinds of stuff
- StudentWhat is this?
- StudentHow long does it take the computer to process the electrons?
- Student How do we get the image?
- StudentWHAT bug is this
- Studentwhat bug is this?
- StudentI know that the electron microscopes take a lot of electricity. How do you manage to bring it in the building?
- Studentsorry had caps lock on
- Studenthow many times magnified is this
- Studentwhy does the microscope never get shut off
- Studentwhy does the microscope never get shut off
- Studentdoes any other microscope zoom in closer than the electron microscope
- Bugscope Teamthe microscope would be close to the same price now, I think.
- 12:41 pm
- StudentHave you guys ever look at anything like small chunks of rock, or parts of plants?
- Bugscope Teammagnification is on the top right, 1479x right now
- TeacherMy computer is not showing the image.
Bugscope Teamtry hitting F% refresh to get the image back
- Studenthow strong are the electrons?
- StudentAre these the legs?
- Bugscope TeamF5 i mean
- Bugscope Teama transmission electron microscope goes to a higher mag but in a different way
- Bugscope Teamthese are the tick's legs
- Bugscope Teamyou can see one of its claws
- Studentis the microscope hard to operate
Bugscope Teamno, once you learn it's not hard
- StudentHow long does it take the computer to process the electrons? I have heard that it takes a matter of seconds. Is this true?
Bugscope Teamyes, these images are all live, so it takes a fraction of a second
- Studentwhat is your favorite specimen that you've seen?
- Studentok
- Studentcan it fight or attack other bugs
- Studentwhat are these
- Bugscope Teamthe electrons are coming at an acceleration voltage of 5000 V.
- Studentwhat are the long pointy things?
- StudentHow much power does it take to power the microscope?
- Studenthow long does it take you to prepare a speciman?
- Bugscope Teamthose are setae -- the pointy things
- Bugscope Teamhairlike sensory structures
- Studentcool
- StudentWhat kind of things do you have to do to the bugs before you put them in the electron microscope
- Studentwhy are the microscopes so big
Bugscope Teamwell there are lots of associated parts to the scope, like a computer, electronics, mechanical parts, etc.
- Bugscope Teamit takes 15 to 20 minutes to prepare a sample like this
- StudentWhy dose it look like armor?
- StudentIs it IMPOSSIBLE to creat a electron microscope that shows the specimen in color?
Bugscope Teamno, in fact, you can colorize the images based on elemental analysis after the image is taken, we've done that many times before
- StudentWhat is the computer like that you use to run this microscope? It must have to be pretty fast
- Studentcreate*
- Student is it hard to prepare a slide
- Studenthow much do the microscopes weigh?
- Studentwhat is the biggest thing that can fit in this microscope
- StudentWhat is your favorite specimen that you have seen in this scope?
- Studentis this his mouth?????
- StudentIs the electron microscope capible to view plants and/or solid objects
- StudentWhy is is it so hairy?
Bugscope Teamthose hairs are called setae (see-tee_ they help the insect to sense it's enviornment
- Bugscope Teamthe sample need only be air-dried, and we mount the insects on doublestick carbon tape with silver paint to help stick them down
- Studentare thoose the teeth?
- StudentAre those teeth??
- StudentHow long have you been doin' this?
- Studentwhy are there so many crumb like things on it?
- Studentwhat is your favorite specimen
- StudentHow much power does it take to power the microscope?
- StudentScot and Alex what kind of things do you have to do to the bugs before you put them in the electron microscope
Bugscope Teamwell, these bugs are coated with gold-palladium, which is what the electrons bounce into inside the scope, knock off, and those electrons are gathered and made into an image
- Bugscope Teamthere are electron microscopes that add false color to the images but we do not do that
- Studenthow long have humans used the electron microscope
- Studentwhat was your first reaction when you saw this magnafied?
- Studentwhat are those things inside it's mouth?
- StudentWhat is argon gas used for?
- Bugscope TeamBryce we just have to stick them down and then coat them with gold-palladium using a sputter coater
- Studentwhat is your favorite specimen that you have seen in the scope?
- StudentWhat is gold-palladium?
- Studentwhat are the hairy things?
- StudentHow many specimans have all of you worked with?
Bugscope Teammany hundreds, if not thousands
- Bugscope Teamargon is the insert gas we use that is excited into a plasma that attacks a gold-palladium target
- 12:46 pm
- StudentQ: those things in the mouth are they sharp to crush prey
- StudentWhat do you use to run the microscope? I mean, did you have to make your own software?
Bugscope Teamthere is a computer connected to the scope, and it runs software made by the same company that built the scope. it's kind of cranky software, breaks a lot... :(
- Studentwhat are those things in the spiders mouth
- Studentwhat are the pointy things in his mouth
- StudentIf you put anymore of the argon gas on the specimen will it effect the image or specimen
- Bugscope Teamgold-palladium is an alloy of the metals gold and palladium
- Studentdo you keep the sicroscope running all day every day?
- Studentwhy does the spider have all of the hair in his mouth
- Studentdoes the microscope run on a battery or just like an outlet?
- StudentAre all electron microscopes the same size?
- StudentWhy is it blurry?
- StudentOk
- Studentwhat is your favorite specimen you looked at?
- StudentWhat are we looking at?
- Studenthow far can a electron microscope zoom in?
- Studentwhat is this
- Studentwoww
- Bugscope Teamit's blurry now because mrs. h-t is moving the scope, once she stops, it'll settle down and be clear
- StudentHow do you bring in that much electtricity into the building?
- Bugscope Teamwe can go over 800,000x but get good images at no more than about 200,000x
- StudentO
- StudentIf u put any more argon on the specimen will it effect the image or specimen
- Studentwhy is it so blurry
- Studentwhat is the most interesting thing you observed
- Bugscope Teamwe have a high-tension tank that brings the voltage up in the room, behind the microscope
- Studenthow many specimens do you see in one day????
- Studentare those the legs
- StudentDo you like this job?
- Studentwhat is your favorite specimen???????
- Bugscope Teamthe bubbles are craters in the carbon tape
- Studentwhat is the coolest bug you ever seen in the microscope?
- StudentWhere do you get all the specimens for the microscope?
- Bugscope Teammrs. h-t, when driving, make sure to click to drive, and then you must click again to stop, or else it'll just keep going
- Studentare those the legs???????????????
- Studentalex what is your job
Bugscope Teami'm a systems administrator, work with computers, and help with bugscope too.
- StudentAbout how many different specimens have your observed at your time in the university
- StudentWhat is that!
- Bugscope TeamI like earwigs best because they often have mites
- StudentWhat are the holes?
- Studentis your job fun or boring
- Studentit had wings
- Studenthow many specimens do you look at in a day????
- Teacherokay, sorry
- Studentwhats the wierdest thing you have looked at under the microscope?
- Bugscope Teamto the north is the fruit fly
- StudentWhat is this?
- Bugscope Teamnot a problem mrs. h-t, you are doing great!
- StudentAbout how many different specimens have your observed at your time in the university???
- Studentcool
- Studentwhat do you like most
- StudentScott and Alex,how long did it take you to learn how to operate the microscope?
Bugscope Teamscott is an expert at electron microscope, he learned real fast
- Studentwhat are we lokking at?????
- Bugscope Teamwe have seen some weird insects and some cool mites, not sure what is the coolest
- Studenthow many specimens do u prepare a day
- Studentwhat is this
- Student??
- Studentwhy was there a tiny bug?
- Studenthuh
- Studenthow many specimens do you get to see a day??????????
- Studentwhat are the leg things
- StudentAlex, what part of your job do you love the most?
- Bugscope Teamit takes a couple of months to get really good and know how to run all of the different modes
- StudentScot, how long have you been working with the electron microscope at the university?
- Studenthow many years of college do you have to go through?
- Studentabout how long does it take to prepare a specimen?
- Studenthow much do you work in one day (Alex)
- 12:51 pm
- Studentdo you disect the bugs sometimes
- Bugscope Teamwe run bugscope three times a week, usually
- StudentDo you think your job is fun? Would you consider us to do it?
Bugscope Teamthis job is a LOT of fun, and interesting, and it pays well too. you should definitely consider a job in the sciences, it's cool man...
- StudentWhat are the holes?
- StudentAbout how many different specimens have your observed in your time at the university
- Bugscope Teamthis is a super fun job
- Studenthow many specimens do you have to look at??????????
- Bugscope Teamthousands of specimens over many years
- StudentScot, how long have you been working with the electron microscope at the university?
- StudentScott and Alex, After seeing a speciman several times do you get better at naming it's parts?
Bugscope TeamYES! i used to know none of these things, now i know a lot
- StudentWhats the biggest bug you've put in?
- Studentwhat is that
- Studentwhy don't you awser other peoples ?
Bugscope Teamwe are trying, keep asking if we miss yours!
- StudentWhat is that?
- StudentHow much does it cost to run every day
- Studenthow many specimens do you look at a month???????????????????
Bugscope Teammany hundreds
- Studentwhat is the smallest bug you ever put in??
- Bugscope TeamI have been working with electron microscopes for 25 years in university settings
- StudentScot and Alex. What's your favorite specimen that you have ever looked at?
Bugscope Teami like mites, they are little bugs that live on other bugs, a recursive bug!
- Bugscope TeamHannah sorry it is hard to catch all of the questions.
- Studenthave you made any interesting discoveries latey?
- StudentAlex, I love science what field in science do you think would be the MOS fun
Bugscope Teami think astronomy is really cool, the starts, the universe, etc. wow!
Bugscope Teambut you should do what YOU like, not what i like
- Studentwhy is the microscope so big
- Studentscot what is your job
- Studenthow did you know you wanted to do this job?
- Bugscope Teamwe work with guys who are making super hydrophobic surfaces, and that is pretty cool to see
- Studenthow small can the bug be to put in the electron microscope
- StudentAlex, what do you enoy the most about working with the electron microscope?
- Studenthow small can the bug be to put in the electron microscope
- Studentwhat are the holes
Bugscope Teamthose holes are bumps in the carbon tape
- Student Is this the moon?
- StudentWhy is it cracked?
Bugscope Teamthe inside of the scope is a dry place, so when it dries out, the crack form sometimes
- StudentIs it hard for you to work with this microscope?
- Studenthow small can the bug be to put in the electron microscope
- Studentwhat are we looking at???
- Studenthow small can the bug be to put in the electron microscope
Bugscope Teamit can be very very small, but no bigger than an inch or so
- Studentno joey it is not the moon
- Studentwhat is this ?
- Studentscot what is your job???
- Studenthow small can the bug be to put in the electron microscope
- Studentwhy are there cracks
- Teachermy computer is slow to adjust my image, so I've been driving blindly
Bugscope Teamtry using "click to center" instead of "click to drive"
- Studentare mites really really tiny??????????????????????
- Studentcool
- Studenthow many parts are in the microscope?
- Bugscope TeamMrs H-T looks like you are doing well.
- StudentScot and Alex. whats the smallest thing you have put in the microscope?
- StudentAlex, what do you enoy the most about working with the electron microscope?
- Studentis that water
- Studentwhat are the claw like things?
- StudentWhats the biggest bug you've put in?
Bugscope Teamone inch or slightly bigger
- TeacherBut on my screen, I'm not seeing what my kids are, so that's what is difficult.
Bugscope Teamnot sure, want me to call you?
- Studenthow many little eye things are thers
- Studentwhay is the skinny thing
- Teachergood idea
- Bugscope Teamwe have looked at bacteria with 5-nm gold beads on their surfaces before
- StudentAlex and Scot, when did you decide to go into science?
- Studenti ment what
- Studenti ment to put e
- Studentis it easy to see a flys eyes
- 12:56 pm
- Studentcan you put more than bugs under the microscope????????????
Bugscope Teamyes! we put metals, rocks, bones, anything
- StudentAlex, what do you enoy the most about working with the electron microscope?
- Studenthow many bugs do you have in your lab
- Studentdo you put plants under the microscope?
Bugscope Teamyes, plants too
- Studentdoes it have a nose
- Bugscope Teamyes we can put more than bugs into the 'scope
- Studentwhy does it have so many eyes?
Bugscope Teamthat is a compound eye, one whole eye with many little facets to it
- Bugscope Teamthey don't have noses - insects don'
- StudentDoes the hair protect the bug?
Bugscope Teamnot really protect, but rather it helps the bug to feel it's way around the world
- Studenthave u ever took the eyes out and observed them
- Studenthave u ever took the eyes out and observed them
- Studentwhy does the eye ball look like a lot of bubbles
- StudentWhat is the hair on the I's
- Studentit looks weird
- StudentAre the rocks very complex looking under the microscope?
- Bugscope Teamwe have broken the eyes before so someone could see how they are formed
- Studentwhat are the hairy things on its head??????????
Bugscope Teamthose are called setae (see-tee), they help the bug to sense it's environment
- StudentIf you put rocks on it would you have to make it a certain size?
- Bugscope Teamrocks are not always interesting
- Studentcan the fly see color
- Studentafter you look at the speciman what do you do with the data??????????????????
Bugscope Teamscientists do all kinds of things, analyze it, study it, research it, etc...
- Bugscope Teamyeah they would have to be small -- the rocks
- StudentOh.
- StudentWhat iz below the mouth
- Bugscope Teamthe fly can see in color and may also be able to see UV light, which we cannot
- Studentwhat do u do w/ the specimens after like do u draw what u see or....?
- StudentJoy B. and I have disected a tadpole. have you ever looked at a baby tadpole?
- StudentWhat is the most exotic thing that you have viewed under the electron microscope, Scot?
- Studentwhy are thoes hooks on his foot for
- StudentHave you ever observed money under the microscope?
- StudentJoy B. and I have disected a tadpole. have you ever looked at a baby tadpole?
- Studentwhat is the most big of thing you obzerbed
- Studentwhy don't fruit flies have teeth
- Studenthave you guys ever made any discoveries with the help of the microscope lately??
- Studenthow come bugs are so hairy?
- Studentdoes a fly have a hard protective body?
- StudentDoes the compound eye help the fly see better?
- Studentwhat does the flipped h and p mean? 51 hp
- Bugscope Teamwe have looked at tadpoles in the past -- they need to be processed in order to look good
- Studenthow big can bugs be to look under the microscope??????
- StudentHave you ever observed a sample of human skin?
- Bugscope TeamPhotis that is a Greek letter mu and an m
- Studentkool
- Studenthow long did it take to process the tadpole?
- StudentScot, what is the best thing bout your job with the electron microscope?
- Studenthow long does it take to focus the speciman?
- Studentdescusting
- Bugscope Teamit means micrometer, or micron
- Studentwhy do bugs have hooks on their feet
- StudentWhere do you get the bugs?
- Studentoh im greek. duh to me
- Studentwhy aren't you answering my questions
- StudentScot, do you think some of the bug specimen's are disgusting?
- Studentwhy does it's mouth look like a bee hive??
- Studenthow long does it take to focus the speciman?
- StudentHow much people work with you
- Bugscope TeamDoug what I like is helping people get things into perfect focus
- Studentalex and scot, how big can the bug be to look under the microscope????????
- Studentwhat are the holes in the chin
- StudentDoes the compound eye help the fly see better?
- 1:01 pm
- Studentis it just you guys that answer questions?
Bugscope Teamyes, right now, it's just us, we will try to answer everything we can
- Student???
- StudentScot, do you think some of the bug specimen's are disgusting?
- Studentwhat kind of bugs have you looked under the microscope?
- Studenthow many parts are on that bug
- Studentwhy is the fly so small
- Studenthow long does it take to focus the speciman?
Bugscope Teamoh, just a few minutes. focus can be tricky though
- StudentDoes the compound eye help the fly see better?
- Studentogh
- Bugscope TeamCatherine some of the bug specimens are pretty gross, but we are used to it
- StudentWhat is your favorite part of working with the microscope?
- StudentWhat are we looking at?
- StudentHave you ever looked at a small fish?
- StudentAlex, how long have you been working with the electron microscope?
- StudentHow come bugs are so hairy?
- Studentso, you look at anything bigger then a cicada?????????????
- StudentIs it?
- Studentwhy is the microscope so big
- Studentdo you have any of these specimans as pets
- StudentDoes the compound eye help the fly see better?
- Bugscope TeamMichael the compound eye produces lots of tiny images that we think are composed into a fuller large image in the brain
- StudentDo you have someone tell you what to look at in the lab?
- StudentIs it tough having 2 people answering to 25 kids?
Bugscope Teamwell, we try
- Studentis it hard for you to work the scope?
- Studentscot, you cant look at anything bigger than a cicada?????????????
- Studentwhy does the mouth have holes
- Studentcan you look at anything from like the ocean or lakes
- Studenthave you looked at any thing other than bugs
Bugscope Teamyes, lot
- Guesthi
- StudentWhat is the hardest thing to do with the electron microscope, Scot?
- Studentis this still the fruit fly?
- Guesthi any one
- Studentcool
- Studentis your job hard
- Student???
- Studentis it hard for you to work the scope?????????????????
- Studenthi mo
- Studenthi moe
- Bugscope TeamDoug sometimes the hardest thing is working in wet mode, which we are not doing today. It is tricky to run the 'scope that way.
- Studentwhat are we looking at????????
- Studenthave you ever disected anything and put it in the microscope
- Studenthi mo
- StudentCool
- Bugscope TeamWyhen we work in wet mode we do not need to make the sample conductive.
- Studentwhat are we looking at
- Studentwhat are the lines on the head?
- Guestmy name is relly molly
- Studentwhat is the most imortant part of the microscope
- Bugscope TeamThis is the head of an ant
- Studentwhere do you get the speceimens???
- Bugscope TeamHi Molly>
- Studentwhat are the line things in the front
- Studentis it hard fo ryou to work the scope???????????
- Studentwhat are thoes lines on his head
- Guestsup
- Studentcan you alive specimens on?
- StudentWhat is at the bottom of our screen?
- Studentwhy are the pictures black and white
Bugscope Teamthe scope uses electrons to gather the image, not light, and since color is gathered from frequency of light, and since there is no light, it's just black and white, or intensity of the electrons
- Studentcan u see any food paticles or molicules after argon is ammited
- 1:06 pm
- Bugscope Teamthe lines on the head are how the cuticle is shaped
- Studentwhat are the lines
- Studentwhat is the biggest part of the microscope
- StudentHave you every looked at cells? If so, is it easy to ee the cell's parts?
- Studentcan you look at alive specimens??
- Studentsee********8
- Studentmo your causing trouble
- Studenton its back
- Studentstop talking to us mo
- Guestoh no
- Studentis it hard for you to work the scope????????????????
Bugscope Teamno, it takes some getting used to, but it's not hard once you learn, like anything else
- Studentoh cool what does that do
- Bugscope Teamwe can see food particles but usualy we do not see small molecules
- StudentAhh
- StudentDo most specimans you observe have hair that can not be seen by the naked eye?
- Studenthow many schools do you help in one day
- Studentewwwwww
- StudentHave you ever seen an individual cell?
- Studentwhy are bugs so hairy
- Studenthas the micro scope ever broke? did you have to pospone your site?
- StudentDo you kill the specimens or find them... dead?
- Studentwhat is the smallest speciman you have ever worked with?
- Studenthow far can the electron microscope zoom in???
- StudentAnd if so did you see the nucleus?
- Studenthow does it get so close without crushing the bug
- StudentHas the micro scope ever broke? Did you have to pospone your site?
- Bugscope TeamEmily we often see fine hairs (setae) that may not be visible simply by eye
- StudentDo you kill the specimens or find them... dead?
Bugscope Teamwell, the specimens need to be stable, so dead is really better, we often freeze them to kill em, it's more humane that way?
- Guesti eatbugs
- Studentdo you work every day
- StudentDo you kill the specimens or find them... dead?
- StudentWhat are those white things?
- Guestme
- Studentis there only one microscope at the university?
Bugscope Teamno, there are several, we have 5-7 in our lab alone
- Studentok
- Bugscope Teamsometimes Carolyn we kill bugs, mostly by freezing them
- Studentwhy are bugs so hairy
- StudentAhh got'cha
- Studenthow many microscopes do you have at the university?
- Student do you have more than one electron microscope?
Bugscope Teamyes, we have two, transmission and a scanning
- StudentIs there only one type of electron microcope?
- StudentHas the computer running the microscope ever crashed
- StudentWon't freezing them just preserve them, like Walt Disney?
Bugscope Teamha!, well, i think in most cases it kills them, although i think once a bug came back to live aftetr being frozen, scott might remember?
- Studenthow much do you use the microscopes
- StudentWhat are those white things?
- Bugscope TeamMueller the hairs (setae) often have sensory functions -- they allow the insect to sense its surroundings
- Studenthow does the scope magnify?????????????????
- Studentit looks like a face
- Studentwhat is the oval thing on it's head?
- Studentdoes the ant have a protective layer
- Studenthow far can the electron microscope zoom in???
- StudentCan you look at liquid under the microscope?
- Studentso why do they need so many of them
- Studentcan you look at water under the microscope?
- StudentWhat is the vacuum pressure in the chamber when its being used?
- Studentjow much wieght can 1 ant lift
- Studenthow much energy does the electron microscope use?
- Studentwhat are the lines on its back
- Studenthow does the scope magnify??????????????????????
- Gueststop talking abot bugs
- StudentCan you look at liquid under the microscope?
- 1:12 pm
- Guestits gross
- StudentOh well
- Studentwhat is that black dotin the upper left hand corner
- StudentHas the computer running the microscope ever crash
Bugscope Teamyes, occasionally it does crash, and then we fix it
- Studentwhat are the cracks in the background??
- Studentis that dust on the ant
- Studenthow does the scope magnify????????????????????????????
- Bugscope TeamKristen the 'scope magnifies by putting a beam of electrons on a small area, and the electrons cause 'secondary electrons' to be ejected from the sample. We can collect the signal from the secondary electrons
- StudentWhy does the wasp have big eyes, and a big antenna
- Studentwhy does the microscope have to run all day
- Studentwhy are the indents in the eyes???????
Bugscope Teamthose are facets of the compound eye, called ommatidia, they are like little individual eyes, each with a lens in it
- StudentScot, what is the vacuum pressure in the chamber when its being used?
- Studenthow long does it take to start the computer back up if it crashes?
- Bugscope TeamCatherine you can look at liquid when you use wet mode.
- Studentwhy are there hairs on the eyes?
- Studentis it hard to use the electron microscope
Bugscope Teamno, you get the hang of it after a while, like most things in life
- Studentwhat does the wet mode do?
- StudentWhats the bump?
- Studentare there hairs on the eyes
- StudentHave you ever looked at the beam as it was working? or does it blind you?
- StudentWhat's in the backround?
- StudentAlex, what is the vacuum pressure in the chamber when its being used?
- Bugscope TeamDoug the vacuum is better than 1.3 x 10-4 mBar now. It is hard to translate those numbers into something meaningful.
- Studentwhy are there little hairs on the eyes?
- StudentOh ok
- Studentwhat measurement is backwords "u" m?
- TeacherYup, I'm getting there
- StudentCan you look at gases under the electron microscope?
- GuestHI KAT
- StudentHave you ever looked at the beam as it was working? or does it blind you?
- Studentare the eyes bumpy
- StudentmBar = millibars?
- Studentlet me rephrase that, how do you use the wet mode?
- StudentHas anything dangerous ever happened with the microscope in operation?
- Studenthow come the microscope has to run 24 hours
- Guesthi mo
- Bugscope Teamum = micron = one millionth of a meter
- Studentare thoes pointy things hairs
- StudentHave you ever looked at the beam as it was working? or does it blind you?
- Guestsup
- Bugscope TeamSavannah the um is a Greek letter 'mu' and an m. It means micrometer -- one millionth of a meter.'
- Guestnothing
- Studenthow long do you freeze the specimans?
- Studentwhat is the long stick thing
- Guesthow old are you
- StudentWhy do you want to look at bugs for a job. Is it important? Can you help the world with it
- Guestim nine
- Studenthow much energy does the electron microscope use??
- Bugscope TeamPhotis the beam does not work when the microscope chamber is not under vacuum, so the beam cannot get out.
- StudentScot, when you said "mBar" mean "millibar?"
- StudentHave you ever looked at the beam as it was working? or does it blind you?
- Studentwhy does the 'scope run all day long?
- StudentHow do you make money?
- Studentoh ok. sorry for asking twice
- Guestor girls
- Bugscope TeamThis is part of what we do.
- Studentwooowwww
- 1:17 pm
- Studentwhy is there so much hair
- Bugscope TeamDoug yes 'millibar.'
- Studentcant be bigger than an inch. Right Scot?
- Guestthere hairy like my dad
- Studentok
- Studentok
- Studenthow do you use the wet mode?
- Studenti never thought of a measurement smaller than a millameter, Scot.
- StudentOk, thanks Scot
- Studentis that a mosquito
- StudentWhat are we looking at again?
- StudentWHAT is wet mode
- Studentis that a big nose
- StudentHas anything dangerous ever happened with the microscope in operation?
Bugscope Teamnot that i know of, although there is liquid nitrogen that is put into the scope sometimes, and that scares me!!!
- Bugscope TeamBrandon the hair is used because the insect needs to be able to feel the environment from behind its shell, which is like armor.
- Studentwhat are the lines winding into eachother?
- Studentit looks like legs coming out of its mouth
- StudentWet mode is where u can c water.
- Studenthas the electron microscope ever broke down?????????????
- Studentwhy are the insects bodies look like they have plates on them
- StudentWhat are we looking at?
- Studentwhat do you look at the most
- StudentOhh well i guess it's good no one has ever gotten hurt
- StudentLiquid nitrogen? What is that used for in the microscope?
- Studentwhat are the lines winding into eachother?
- StudentWhat is the liquid nytrogyn for?
- StudentThats long.
- Bugscope TeamPaul we look at carbon nanotubes, coral, silicon structures, grass, seeds, bat embryos -- you name it.
- Studenthas the microscope ever broke down??????????????????
Bugscope Teamyes, it breaks sometimes, and we have to fix, or call the company to fix
- StudentWhat kind of other objects do u look at?
- Studentwhy is it so bumpy and hairy
- Studentthat is cool
- StudentWhat are we looking at?
- Studentis that long thing the mouth or nose
- Studentthis true bug is cool
- StudentHave you ever looked at coins?
- Studentare these the legs???????
- StudentHas any specimen ever made your laugh? If so, which specimen (if you guys can remember)
- Studentwhat are the things that look like cob webs?
- StudentIf we looked at our face with a microscope, would it be that hairy?
- Studenthave you ever put anything else in the scope, other than the other things you mentioned?
- Studentwhat are thoes hais on its legs
- Studentwhat are the things that look like cob webs?
- Student??how much volts does the electron microscope use??
- StudentHow long does it take to fix?
- Bugscope TeamJoey we had a Monarch chrysalis in here and the butterfly hatched later.
- Studentwhy does it look like there is water on the bug
- StudentLiquid nitrogen? What is that used for in the microscope?
- StudentIs the flat part where thay put the food to eat it?
- Studentare these thr legs?????????
- Studentwhat is a carbon nanotubes???
- Studentoh
- StudentHave you looked at dollar bills?
- StudentHow long does it take to fix? The microscope that is.
- Studentare these the legs???????????
- StudentIs the flat part where thay put the food to eat it? Is is called the foodimg station? sorry but i think its that
- 1:22 pm
- Bugscope TeamThe liquid nitrogen is used to cool a field-effect transistor in the x-ray analysis system.
- StudentOh alright
- Studentwhat is the line coming down the stick thing
- Studenthow many times has the microscope broken down
Bugscope Teamoh, i can think of 5-10 times in the last 8 years maybe?
- Studentwhat is your favorite specimen scot
- Bugscope Teamwe have looked at Mexican paper money before.
- Studentwas that long thing the mouth or nose
- StudentHow long does it take to fix? The microscope that is.
Bugscope Teamwe try to fix it ASAP, beacause researchers are trying to use it to get their work done
- Studenthave you ever looked at coins?
- StudentWhat is the worst thing that has happened when working with the electron microscope?
- Studenthave you guys ever made any huge discoveries lately??
- Studentdoes the scope break down a lot
- Bugscope TeamJosh I like mites, so often we look at earwigs to see if there are any on them.
- StudentHave the bugs ever bitten you as you tried to kill it
- Studentwhy does the bug have a gotee
- Studentit looks like a beard
- Studentdo you like this specimen?????????
- Bugscope TeamWe have looked at coins, and we have had bugs try to bite us.
- StudentX-ray analysis!?
- TeacherThis bug looks like Mr. Hinkle!!
- StudentWhat is your favorite specimen you ever looked at? And why is it your favorite?
Bugscope Teami like mites, because they are bugs on bugs, recursive bugs!
- Studentcool me two
- Studentoh
- Studenthahahhaahaha
- StudentThat is MEAN!
- StudentAre you guys seeing exactly what we are right NOW?
Bugscope Teamyes, we see the same thing you do
- Studenthahaaha1
- Studentcooooooollll
- StudentPaul, don't ask wierd questions
- StudentUh-oh what?
- Bugscope TeamYes Catherine.
- Studentawesome
- StudentMrs. H-T, your funny!!!
- StudentLooks like our teacher mr huin
- Studentwhat are those hair things?
- Studentwhat is thet?????
- StudentWhat is the two things comming out of the hole?
- StudentThanks
- Studentsorry typo
- Studentthere are these two lines coming out
- StudentYEaaa!
- Studentyup
- StudentWHAT IS THAT????
- Studentyep
- Bugscope TeamJoey I was thinking Mr Hinkle must have a good sense of humor
- Studentwhat are thoes two things coming out of his mouth?????????????
- Studentis that dust?
- Studentis that food stuck in the mouth?
- StudentWhat is the gunk on the bug
- Studentare most mites big or small
- Studentwhat are the crum thing
- Studentna
- StudentNope
- Studentwhat is that dust stuff?
- Studentno mr hinkle doesnt he always makes fun of me
- TeacherYes he does, even though his jokes aren't that funny!
- Bugscope Teamsometimes i see myself in a bug too, you know, if the bug is like really handsome and all
- Studentis that dirt?
Bugscope Teamyes, some of this is dirt sam, or just grime, if we aren't sure what to call it, we call it juju
- Studentexactly
- Studenthahahahahaha
- StudentWhat are those two things?
- StudentWhy does that look like dust
- Studentwhat is coming out of the bug....a mouth?
- Studentwhat are those carrot looking things
- Studenti see one of my friends like a car
- Studentwhat are the two pointy things sticking out????????
- Bugscope Teamwe don't know just what those are
- Studentwhat is that?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?
- Studentwhat is that?
- Studentthe things coming out of hole, are those the mouth???
- Studentjuju..... ok... oddd. what does juju mean?
Bugscope Teamjuju means it's some kind of stuff, maybe dirt, but we aren't sure, so we call it juju
- StudentWoahhhh!
- Studentwhat is the dust stufff
- 1:27 pm
- StudentHow do you have a computer out here in Pennsylvania control the electron microscope out in Illinois? (sorry if I spelled that wrong) I know you can remotly control stuff, but still, that's a long distance.
Bugscope Teamall this is done over the internet. the computers and the scope are in urbana, illinois, and you are controlling that scope live through the internet. nothing else is inbetween us and you
- Bugscope Teammueller it is prolly dust or dirt like you said: dust stuff
- Studentoh. could it be food? lard?
- Studentwhy the microscope need so much power?!?
- Studentwhat are the 2 sticky things?!?????????
- Studentcool
- StudentHas anything you have looked at made you laugh?
Bugscope Teamwe thought the mr. hinkle bug was pretty funny!!!!
- Studenthi cate!!!!
- Bugscope TeamThere is lots of dust on these samples because of the way they were processed.
- StudentHi cate!
- Bugscope Teamhi all!
- StudentOh ok
- StudentHas a specimen ever freaked you out?
Bugscope Teamwe once got specimens from one school, and scott opened up one of the packets containing some insects and he screamed! there was a giant millipede in it that looked like a mini snake. It was pretty gross looking
- Studenthi
- Studentoh, so we were looking at the tick mouth all this time?!?!
- StudentThis is a mouth?
- Studentis it easier to use a light or a electron microscope
- Studentis that a tick
- Studentcate, what is your favorite specimen????????
Bugscope Teambees are cool, they have stingers!
- StudentHahahahahahah!
- Bugscope TeamThis is the part of the tick that pokes into you, called the capitulum.
- StudentHaHaHa!
- Studentit looks excatly like his beard or gotee
- Studentdoes it have teeth (tick)
- Studentwhat is the funniest thing you experinced in the lab cate
- Studenteww
- Studentwhy are there holes
- Studentwhat are those hole things?
- StudentWhy is it called a yellow wing?
- Studentwhat is that
- StudentHas a specimen ever freaked any of you out?
- Studentcan you show us a stinger???
- StudentWhat is this??
- Studentwhat is with the lines
- Studentcate, do you like this specimen????
- Studentwhat are the stripes
- TeacherI know it's almost time for us to go, but I would like to pull out on this wing first if that's okay.
- Studenthave you guys ever made any discoveries lately??????
- StudentCate are you new to this
Bugscope Teamive been working with bugscope for around 2 1/2 years
- StudentHave you ever looked at an inanimate object under the microscope?
- Studentwhat are the strips
- StudentWhat is the size of an electron?
- Bugscope Teammrs. h-t, you are doing great! this is a scale, part of a wing, but it's very very small
- Studentwhy does it look like a lot of holes
- Studentit looks like the coliseum on its side
- TeacherThanks for being fo nice to me...
- Studenthow fun is your job
- TeacherHow about so
- StudentBye Bye Admins
- Studentjust in case i couldnt
- Studenthave you guys ever made huge discoveries lately
- StudentCate, are you a teacher or a student?
Bugscope Teamim neither, I just work full time as a scientist!
- StudentWhy is it called a yellow wing?
- StudentDid you ever get freaked out by a bug under the scope?
- Bugscope Teammrs. h-t, all the chat and images from today's session are stored on your member page: http://bugscope.beckman.uiuc.edu/members/2008-109
- Studentscot, do you like this specimen????
- StudentWhat college did you graduate from cate?
- Bugscope Teamthat way you can look at all the chat and images afterwords, study it and such
- Bugscope TeamSavannah nothing huge, just small steps.
- Studentscot do you work on this job a lot
- Studentwhat is the MOST digusting thing you have ever looked at?
- Bugscope TeamYeah Sasha I like it.
- TeacherI can't wait to see all the questions/answers I've missed.
- Studentwhat are the pointy things
- StudentCate, what is the coolest thing you've done/seen with an electron microscope?
Bugscope Teamive seen a lot, it's kind of hard to pinpoint just one thing. Ive seen some pretty cool e.coli bacteria using the microscope you are using
- 1:32 pm
- Studentthanks
- Student do you like your job cate?
- StudentThat kind of looks like plates. What are they?
- Bugscope Teamsee how those scales make up the fur on a moth, cool huh?
- Studentalex why does it look like a bunch of duck feet
Bugscope Teamheh, well, things look like other things sometimes, but these are scales on a moth
- StudentFun
- Studentscott how long have you been working with bugscope?
- Bugscope TeamMrs H-T we are afraid to look at what we've missed.
- Studentdo like the job cate
Bugscope Teamyes i do, it is fun
- Studenttytypo, sorry
- Studentwhat are we looking at
- StudentOh that's cool
- StudentCate how long have you worked on the electron microscope?
Bugscope Teami have been working with it for around 3 years
- Bugscope TeamShelby since it started almost 10 years ago.
- Studentwhat is that????
- Studentthese look like scales \
- Studentare those fins cate
Bugscope Teamthose are individual scales on a butterfly wing
- StudentWhat do you do at your job cate
Bugscope Teami help users with their projects related to electron microscopy and i do what im doing now-- help run bugscope
- StudentIt looks like duck feet
- Studentwhat is this??
- Studentlooks like a bunch of duck feet
- Studentwhat is that dust at the bottom
- Studentsorry, i never ment to type the slash
- Studentwhat is it cate
- StudentWhat job would you recommend to a student? In science, that is.
Bugscope Teamfind something you like: fish, stars, small stuff, huge tractors, and then start reading about that stuff, and then go to college and learn more about it! but it all starts with you finding what you like
- Bugscope TeamSavannah those *are* scales; you are right.
- Studentalex how long have you worked here????
- Studentis that dust near the bottom
- Studentwhat is the most digusting thing you have ever looked at
- Studentwhy are there so much fin-like things
- StudentAlex, why are the scales shining?
- Studentwhat is this image or bug. our science teacher is going CRAZY
- Studentwhat type of butterfly cate
Bugscope Teamsome sort of yellow butterfly, i dont know what kind sorry
- Studentthe white part looks like europe
- Studentalex how many people work with you
Bugscope Teamright now, there are 3 working on bugscope, we have about 20 people in our group though
- Studentare thoses scales??????
- TeacherI hate to end this, but our kids have to get ready to go home...thank you SOO much for having us today! This was so much fun!
- Studentalex how long have you been working with bugscope?
- Bugscope TeamThank you!
- TeacherOkay all you questioners, you must log off now... say goodbye.
- Studentwhat is that
- Studentwhy are there so many scales scot?
- Studentno scratch that it looks like hawaiii
- Bugscope Teamthank you for all your great questions, sorry I didn't get to see more
- Studentbye bye cate!
- Studentthanks!
- Bugscope TeamYes those are scales, Savannah!
- Studentby
- StudentBYE!!!! and thanks
- Studentbye thankls admin
- StudentByyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
- Studentthanks! bye
- Studentthank you
- StudentByezorz
- Studentbye
- Studentgoodbye, thank you!!!
- StudentBye Admins Cate Scott Alex
- StudentThank you!
- Bugscope TeamThank you!
- Bugscope TeamBye!
- TeacherI am having the kids fill out a 6 question survey, which I will send to you...I'm sure they will have some real interesting answers
- Bugscope TeamAwesome
- TeacherThe question scroll on the right is a great feature.
Bugscope Teamthanks! it helps to pick out the really imporant question/answers
- 1:37 pm
- Bugscope Teamokay, thanks laura, great session, remember all the chat and images are saved to: http://bugscope.beckman.uiuc.edu/members/2008-109
- TeacherThanks! Talk to you on Wed (next session)
- Bugscope Teamciao!
- Bugscope Teamwe look forward to it!
- Bugscope TeamSee you Wednesday.
- Bugscope TeamIt is the wing of a large moth.
- Teachergot it..bye!
- Bugscope Teamalright, closing down the session