Turning a cell phone into a microscope
NOV 09, 2009
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.023826
NYTimes.com : Microscopes are invaluable tools to identify blood and other cells when screening for diseases like anemia, tuberculosis, and malaria. But they are also bulky and expensive.Now an engineer, using software that he developed and about $10 worth of off-the-shelf hardware, has adapted cell phones to substitute for microscopes.
© 2009 American Institute of Physics
