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more about #microscope more comments → RainyDayInterns: OK...but we have been going "old school" with the bellows-n-lens to the DSLR route. It is a LOT cheaper, but definitely not as compact or as cool loo... more » frigg: With cellphones increasingly used for things like testing for infectious agents, swabbing for Ebola, or substituting for a colonoscope between taking... more » icelight: By the time you have bacteria or parasites in your bloodstream, you're going to be sick enough to need a hospital already. Septicemia is not a nice th... more » Digo: So are we going to start taking pictures of bacteria in any possible situation like we do of ourselves? "Oh, this is Matt after he dropped a beer, par... more » Toastie: So I guess an iPhone can get a virus. more » Margatron: Am I the only one that thinks cellphone attachments shouldn't weigh more/be larger in size than the actual phone? It just ends up looking ridiculous. ... more » PaddyDugan: What a great contribution to the health field. I wouldn't mind having one, but I'll bet it's expensive. Plus it would make quite a bulge in anyone's... more » Thats Dr Bear to You: "After mounting it to the back of your Nikon DSLR" (looks at picture of it mounted in the front) Ummmm Andrea, I'm no fancy pro photographer but, thin... more » -
#cellphones
Cellphone Microscope Gets Power Boost, No Parasite Is Safe
UC Berkeley's CellScope microscope transforms an ordinary cellphone camera into a powerful high-mag microscope. And now it has been given an upgrade that makes it possible to take color shots of parasites and bacteria labeled with fluorescent markers. More » -
#cameras
Nikon's Fabre Photo EX DSLR Stereoscopic Microscope Blows Things Up
This super crazy looking gadget is Nikon's new stereoscopic microscope that can be attached to your Nikon DSLR for some serious close-up photos. Don't have a DSLR? You can also attach this to some point-and-shoots. More » -
#retromodo
Drawings of Early Microscopes Show Artistry in the Pursuit of Science
Ah, where would science be if not for the contributions of the humble microscope? Did you know that the development of the world's first microscope began in 11th century Iraq, when scientist and polymath Ibn al-Haytham recorded all sorts of data about lenses, binocular vision, mirrors and observable properties of light his The Book of Optics? That would make this pioneering technology more than a thousand years old. BibliOdyssey has amassed a great collection of drawings of pre-20th century microscopes and some of them look more like art pieces than instruments of science. Check out my favorites: [Bibliodyssey via MAKE] -
#microscope
3R Systems ViTiny Pocket Digital Microscope, for Viewing Pocket Fluff?
Well, it might be for viewing your pocket fluff, if you've got a scientific mind and it's interesting to you. This new 'scope is a little smaller and more portable than ones we've shown before and features 24-90x zoom, a 1.8-inch LCD, 2MB of internal memory and a 300,000-pixel CMOS sensor. If you like exploring the world of the small and wiggly, then you'll have to wait as there's no info on pricing or availability. [Akihabaranews] -
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#usb
Thanko's USB Microscope has Four Tips, Goes Inside Ears
Thanko's combined their Dino-Lite USB Microscope with the USB Ear Scope to create one amazing microscoping ear pick. But that's not all it can do. The other three attachments let you suction your face, look at your teeth, or scope out your hair at sizes the human eye was not meant to see. And of course, it's USB. It wouldn't be Thanko if it wasn't. More »
