Community Microscope Kit
Using simple materials, we’ve developed a microscope kit you can build yourself - the result of many teams’ work coming together!
Workshops
Use this link to view through your microscope
On Thusday, January 17, IMVEC will de doing a 2 hour workshop to build microscopes in collaboration with the WETlab of Hangar in Barcelona. More information here
Events
Introducing the Community Microscope
Explore the invisible microscopic world around you with an affordable microscope kit you construct yourself!
When you get a kit, please use the hashtags #communitymicroscope and #communityscience to post your unboxing and build photos -- and tag us with @PublicLab on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
Questions
Assembly
Add a high-quality webcam to your Community Microscope kit using LEGO
Post by @warren 11 | 6 years ago
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You can also find lasercut and 3d printing files for the kit here: https://github.com/publiclab/community-microscope
Using your microscope
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Challenges
| Title | Author | Updated | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Can the Community Microscope analyze ocean microplastics? | @jiteovien | over 6 years ago | 3 | 7 |
| What do respirable silica particles (frac sand pollution) look like? | @warren | almost 7 years ago | 1 | 5 |
| What are some ways to collect dust or particulate samples for analysis? | @warren | about 7 years ago | 1 | 4 |
| Is it possible to accurately size inhalable and respirable particles using a DIY microscope? | @gretchengehrke | over 7 years ago | 0 | 4 |
| Is it possible to discern jagged from rounded particles using a DIY microscope? | @gretchengehrke | over 7 years ago | 0 | 4 |
| Are there any methods to distinguish where particulate matter in the air comes from? | @stevie | over 7 years ago | 0 | 4 |
Prototyping
Ongoing work on the design of the Community Microscope Kit can be found here:
| Title | Author | Updated | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Prototype Paper Stage for the Microscope | @mimiss | over 5 years ago | 2 | 1 |
| Integrating User instructions into the Community Microscope build materials | @jiteovien | about 6 years ago | 4 | 3 |
| Microscope calibration overlays… What’s the best approach? | @MaggPi | over 6 years ago | 3 | 4 |
| USB Webcam vs Raspberry Pi V2 Field of View (FOV) comparison / Community microscope initial evaluation #2 | @MaggPi | over 6 years ago | 3 | 6 |
| Community Microscope Initial Evaluation | @MaggPi | over 6 years ago | 3 | 8 |
Media
Want to remix your own? Here's a link to a shared document where you can compose your own images for sharing:
Please use the hashtags #communitymicroscope and #communityscience -- and tag us with @PublicLab on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
Also see this larger collection of images in Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gyznzckh53u0255/AAAY5iuo3LyWFUmELugGQNR0a?dl=0
Some Google Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/d1RxsTY8R5kF6d1J9