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Tired of staring through traditional microscopes? Chip maker
Intel has a cheap answer: plug its new $99 microscope into a Windows PC,
and magnify microbes up to 200 times. The electronic images can be stored on
disc, printed out or e-mailed. You can also store video clips of moving bugs or
compile time-lapse photos of slow transitions.

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