She and her colleagues previously worked out how to 3D-print lenses like those used in microscopes, which led to the breakthrough. Receive a weekly dose of discovery in your inbox! We'll also keep ...

and clear plastic lenses they designed themselves that cost $0.13 / £0.11 AU$0.22, using low-cost and accessible 3D printers. The microscope, which weighs only 3 kg / 6.6 lbs, was completed with ...

If you want to take pictures of tiny things close up, you need a macro lens. Or a microscope. [Nicholas Sherlock] thought “Why not both?” He designed a 3D-printed microscope lens adapter that ...

The SW200DL has a sturdy metal body, ground glass optics, easy-to-operate mechanical components and lenses that can magnify up to 1000X. This microscope ... came with three batteries, so it ...

The researchers programmed a Mars 3 Pro 3D printer to build ... and cost a fraction of the expensive glass lenses traditionally used in powerful microscopes. The team tested the 3D-printed ...