Smartphone cameras are getting more advanced all the time, but now a DIY fan has revealed how crafty iPhone owners can make a microscope for their handset for under $10. Using a block of wood, some ...

LONDON, Nov. 25 (UPI) --An inverted microscope, a high-tech tool used in science labs at research centers all over the world, can cost upwards of $10,000. But when researchers at Brunel University ...

Taking macros of your monitor or American Apparel hoodie with your iPhone is so last year. A Make Magazine tutorial shows you how to make a powerful microscope with up to 375x magnification using just ...

Some people start down their career path at a young age, and toys can often be the catalyst. To entice kids into the field of microbiology, scientists at Stanford have developed a DIY smartphone ...

Take a smartphone, add $10 worth of plywood and Plexiglas, a bit of hardware, laser pointer lenses and LED click lights from a keychain flashlight and you have a DIY microscope worthy of use in ...

A hacked DIY microscope developed by a PhD student has fascinated research scientists who say his design can equal the process of current diagnosis of serious illnesses but at a fraction of the cost.

It looks like those in need of something a little more serious than a DIY microscope will soon have a new option to consider from Celestron, which is set to debut its new LCD digital microscope at CES ...

Inventions and innovations do not necessarily need sophisticated equipment, huge capital investments or venture capital funding — it just needs some intelligence and grey matter coupled with a ...