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Smartphone

microscope

A low-tech and low-cost microscope to make science accessible and raise curiosity about the unseen things around us.

2018

Accessible science

Low-tech

DIY

Digital-Physical

Looking at things up-close reveals a fascinating world that hides in plain sight. When magnified a few times, even the most common things look completely different. This DIY microscope allows us to do just that with commonly available materials that cost almost nothing. Lenses from laser pointers that fit on smartphone cameras and a paper base that allows precise focusing make this little microscope a fun toy and an interesting scientific device. It has also been developed into a DIY version. To make your own, click here!

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The process

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Images from the microscope

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Tomato skin

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Nematodes

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Leaf skin

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Lichen

Work

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Microscope

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Batiprint 

Co-design

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Palm Leather

Craft

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Experiments

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