Ever wonder how Earth scientists examine rocks? We cut them up and throw them under a microscope ... and then everything ...

No prizes for guessing the first thing you'll need: a microscope ... the stage (the flat ledge the slide sits on) down to its lowest position. Place the glass slide onto the stage.

The scientists harnessed nanotechnology to develop the NanoMslide, the world’s first smart microscope slide. La Trobe physicist and professor of optics Brian Abbey and his university colleagues ...