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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| warren | "This looks amazing. You can embed an activities grid on your post using [activities:raspberry-pi-microscope] or whatever tag name you want to use! ..." | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| stevie | "Updating this question with a link to your research note on this! https://publiclab.org/notes/partsandcrafts/10-26-2017/making-a-hackteria-microscope " | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| dusjagr | "Nice to see this! we made a openScad file later, to be able to parametrize the size, metric or other screws and materials thickness: https://www.t..." | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "@warren awards a barnstar to partsandcrafts for their awesome contribution! " | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "@dusjagr check it out! " | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "Hi @bmela, @kgradow1 and @wmacfarl - I made a worksheet so folks who build this can photo-document and share their questions and ideas! " | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| plundh | "Hi kgradow1- Yes, that's a good idea. -Peter " | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| kgradow1 | "Picking up this thread -- we're hoping to do some replications of both the lego and the acrylic microscope. Would you be open to reposting these..." | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "Good resource by @maxliboiron here! https://publiclab.org/notes/liz/09-28-2016/diy-microscope-resources " | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "Here's a good review @maxliboiron posted: https://publiclab.org/notes/liz/09-28-2016/diy-microscope-resources @kgradow1, check it out! " | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "Awesome! Can you post a snap of it? " | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| bmela | "I just laser cut the parts for this (using this file https://hackteria.org/wiki/images/2/24/MicroscopyStage_Laser.pdf) , so I'll let you know how i..." | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "@bmela - posted the question i emailed you about! Thanks! " | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| kgradow1 | "How to build a RasPi microscope with a lasercut stand http://www.instructables.com/id/ARPM-Another-raspberry-pi-microscope-made-from-Ple/ " | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| kgradow1 | "Comparative sizes of common particles: http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/particle-sizes-d_934.html " | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| partsandcrafts | "Second hit on the question "How small are respirable particles?" Not specific to smoke, but useful context: http://www.who.int/occupational_health..." | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "@gretchengehrke mentioned 5 microns for "respirable airborne particles", in her post here: Citing @mathew (Silica dust less than 5 ?m in diameter ..." | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "@wmacfarl ! " | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| guolivar | "Smoke particles (and by smoke I mean combustion products) come in sizes all the way down to 1nm (0.001micron) and in shapes that make it very trick..." | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "Geoff from NASA Goddard found a good resource here: https://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr251.pdf Apparently under 1 micron! Very small. " | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "Also, wasn't sure if you were asking for links to existing projects, or asking about (qualitatively) peoples' experiences using them -- but I had t..." | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "There are a lot of resources on microscopes on the PL site from over the years: https://publiclab.org/tag/microscope -- but to list some out: htt..." | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| liz | "I had a great experience, notwithstanding real difficulty though, following @mathew's directions in person during the Annual Barnraising 2016 https..." | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| Tinashe | "You don't state what happens with the 40 images taken. Are they stacked together for analysis or they are analysed individually. " | Read more » | about 7 years ago |