Engineers from Ohio State University have developed what they say is the world's first microscope lens capable of obtaining three-dimensional images. While 3D microscopy has already been achieved ...

In 1853, a Liverpool photographer achieved what seemed impossible at the time. He shrunk a 680-letter memorial plaque to the ...

Insert lens. This $2 microscope changes how kids see the world : ... Once assembled the Foldscope is the size of a bookmark. It's small enough to fit in a pocket and can magnify up to 140 times.

This is very cool tech and leaps ahead of many other lenses. But i dont think its a microscope its more an extremely good macro lens. Even at 100x should be seeing more than what is being shown.

Nevertheless, lenses never exceeded much beyond the power of typical modern reading glasses until the early 1590s, when a Dutch lens maker named Hans Janssen built a microscope capable of 9X ...

The Foldscope brings a powerful science tool to schools that can't afford microscopes. Scientists use it too. Its creators have handed out 2 million units, including a new mini-model for younger kids.

Insert lens. This $2 microscope changes how kids see the world. By Kamala Thiagarajan (NPR) Nov. 24, 2024 8:27 p.m. ... Once assembled the Foldscope is the size of a bookmark.