Take a smartphone, add $10 worth of plywood and Plexiglas, a bit of hardware, laser pointer lenses and LED click lights from a keychain flashlight and you have a DIY microscope worthy of use in ...

Expensive tests for measuring everything from sperm motility to cancer diagnosis have just been made hundreds of thousands of dollars cheaper by a PhD student from Brunel University London who hacked ...

Using tape, rubber and a tiny glass ball, researchers transformed an iPhone into a cheap, yet powerful microscope able to image tiny blood cells. They’ve also added a clinical-grade cellphone ...

For looking at really small stuff, an optical microscope will only go so far. Looking at things at the nanometer level, though, usually requires some sort of electron microscope, with all the hassle ...

For hundreds of years, the optical microscope was the only tool available to scientists wanting to study the movement of cells, bacteria and yeast. But the diffraction of light made it impossible to ...

[Robert Murray-Smith] wanted to recreate how some ancient microscopes worked: with a drop of water as a lens. The idea is that the meniscus of a drop of water will work as a lens. This works because ...

A hacked DIY microscope developed by a PhD student has fascinated research scientists who say his design can equal the process of current diagnosis of serious illnesses but at a fraction of the cost.

A low-cost upgrade that improves clarity and reveals more detail in a simple DIY microscope setup. The result shows how small adjustments can noticeably change close-up viewing quality. #microscope ...

Explore the ideas behind a DIY microscope and learn how a multi lens setup can improve magnification, clarity, and optical performance. #Microscope #ScienceProjects #DIYTech ...

Taking macros of your monitor or American Apparel hoodie with your iPhone is so last year. A Make Magazine tutorial shows you how to make a powerful microscope with up to 375x magnification using just ...