High-resolution microscope built from LEGO and bits of phone

(University of G ö ttingen) Microscopy is an essential tool in many fields of science and medicine, but many have limited access to this technology due to cost and fragility. Researchers from the Universities of G ö ttingen and M ü nster managed to builld a high-resolution microscope using nothing more than LEGO ® and affordable parts from a mobile phone. Then they showed that children significantly increased their understanding of microscopy by making it and working with it. Their results were published in The Biophysicist.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - Category: Biology Source Type: news