How To Turn Your SMARTPHONE Into a Fluorescence MICROSCOPE...for Under $50?!

Fluorescence microscopy is an amazing cutting-edge technology that enables scientists to view microscopic objects in more detail. But traditionally, taking microscope images of fluorescent specimens is costly and complicated. In this video, we're discussing a study done by a team of researchers who wanted to make fluorescence microscopy more accessible by converting their smartphones into fluorescence microscopes! What's more, they accomplished this for under $50 each using simple parts ordered online! They were able to turn many types of cellular smartphones into fluorescent microscopes. They called these DIY microscopes "glowscopes". The scientists here envisioned glowscopes being used in the classroom for improving hands-on science learning activities.

If you'd like to learn more about how to turn your smartphone into a fluorescent microscope, check out these resources...

The study discussed in this video is referenced below...it contains ordering info for the parts the researchers used and links to more resources:

Schaefer, Madison A., et al. "A low-cost smartphone fluorescence microscope for research, life science education, and STEM outreach." Scientific Reports 13.1 (2023): 2722.

Here is a link to the free downloadable software Fiji (ImageJ), which can be used to further analyze microscopic images on your computer...

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[MZoidberg]

Subscribed. Looking forward for your content

[BritishBeachcomber]

I love this. I'm going to try it.

[tristanboyle]

hey thanks for the idea (ps i subscribed.. and i think you might want to low cut the audio track.. i can hear a lot of unusual sounds )

[lauronsmith]

I just purchased a Olympus bh2 microscope hoping to follow Dr Ana Maria Mihalcea MD PhD on substack or on humanity United now on rumble concerning the self-assembling nanotechnology that has been integrated into the human population and I have some questions if they make an objective compatible with a Iris adjuster for the use of a160 microscope

[asaduzzaman]

Ha Ha, I'm doing my thesis on this topic for my master's. Hopefully end of November I will develop the new model successfully.