在英国設計了一种利用倫琴射线(即X射线)的显微鏡。这种显微镜与普通的光学或电子显微鏡不同,它不仅能观察极薄的薄片,而且由于倫琴射綫穿透力很强,能够观察不透明物体(如金屬零件)的內部結构。此外,使用倫琴射线显微鏡观察活的生物体时,不象电子显微鏡那样生物 In the United Kingdom, a microscope that uses xenon rays (X-rays) has been designed. This kind of microscope is different from ordinary optical or electron microscopes in that it can not only observe very thin sheets, but also because of the strong penetrating power of X-rays, it can observe the internal structure of opaque objects (such as metal parts). In addition, when living organisms are observed with a xenon-ray microscope, they are not as biological as electron microscopes.