https://www.strath.ac.uk/whystrathclyde/news/2025/3dprintedmicroscope/
"Scientists at the University of Strathclyde have created the world's first
fully 3D printed microscope in under three hours and for less than £50 – a
fraction of the cost of traditional devices.
Using a publicly available design from the website OpenFlexure the scientists
produced the microscope’s frame – and clear plastic lenses they designed
themselves – using low-cost, accessible 3D printers.
The microscope was completed by adding a shop-bought camera and a light, with
the whole device controlled by a Raspberry Pi computer processor.
To test the imaging performance of the system, the scientists used standard
test samples: a stained blood smear and a stained, thin section of mouse
kidney. The microscope demonstrated sub-cellular resolution, clearly imaging
individual red blood cells and detailed structures in the kidney sample."
Via Esther Schindler.
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