A microscope is an optical instrument that can be used for magnification. It's often made up of multiple parts, including: * optics (lens, focus, calibration) * a camera * a lighting system * a moving stage to hold slides Community Microscope Kit We’ve developed a microscope kit you can build yourself - the result of many teams’ work coming together! Read more about the Community Microscope! ## Questions Questions can be either frequently asked questions, or "next step" challenges we're looking to solve. [questions:microscopes] ## Activities Activities show how to use this project, step by step. [activities:microscopes] ## Updates [notes:microscopes] ...
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| mathew | "Ok-- apparently my math is all wrong. I thought DPI was dots per square inch. this is completely wrong. it is dots that can be placed in a line o..." | Read more » | over 10 years ago | |||
| mathew | "@eustatic in a bit, lets get something working first ;-) @warren A smartphone would definitely work for identifying silica! its just a matter of m..." | Read more » | over 10 years ago | |||
| btbonval | "Not to derail the post, but am I the only one who thinks those pictures look like they were taken from the Hubble telescope? " | Read more » | over 10 years ago | |||
| warren | "Nice! What kind of lens would it take to make a smartphone can work? I'm thinking about plastic or resin lenses... and portability, but probably ju..." | Read more » | over 10 years ago | |||
| eustatic | "cool, want some coal dust to play with? " | Read more » | over 10 years ago |