[A. Cemal Ekin] over on PetaPixel reviewed the Apexel 200X LED Microscope Lens. The relatively inexpensive accessory promises to transform your cell phone camera into a microscope. Of course ...

However, the groundbreaking part of this low-cost 3D-printable microscope is the use of 3D-printed clear plastic lenses that the research team built. Traditional lab-grade microscope lenses often ...

If you want to take pictures of tiny things close up, you need a macro lens. Or a microscope. [Nicholas Sherlock] thought “Why not both?” He designed a 3D-printed microscope lens adapter that ...

She and her colleagues previously worked out how to 3D-print lenses like those used in microscopes, which led to the breakthrough. Receive a weekly dose of discovery in your inbox! We'll also keep ...

The SW200DL has a sturdy metal body, ground glass optics, easy-to-operate mechanical components and lenses that can magnify up to 1000X. This microscope was also comfortable to use and easy to ...

Late 1600s – Dutch scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek constructed a microscope with a single spherical lens. It magnified up to ×275. 1800s - the optical quality of lenses increased and the ...

and cost a fraction of the expensive glass lenses traditionally used in powerful microscopes. The team tested the 3D-printed microscope with a blood smear and a tissue sample from a mouse kidney.

This helps users view specimens clearly and evenly illuminated during routine microscope observations. Users can change the magnification from 4X to 100X without moving the top lens on the condenser.