Turn Your Smartphone Into a Digital Microscope!
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- Опубліковано 8 чер 2024
- www.instructables.com/id/10-Sm...
This video shows to convert your smartphone into a digital microscope capable of photographing cells. The setup shown here is a viable substitute for underfunded classrooms that would otherwise be unable to perform experiments requiring a microscope.
Special thanks to:
www.grincitycollective.org
and Luke Saunders for videography
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This is a fantastic tutorial, well done! I hope to see more of your work in the future! Keep up this level of quality and you'll do very well on UA-cam.
NightHawkInLight oh hey!
I did this 8 years ago . I tried to patent it but I was only 15. Great job I've been waiting for someone to do it also.. I use the laser pointer at wall mart checkouts has a led and laser diode. Yes adding another lens makes it 4 times as powerful. A third lens obscures it. Like he said u have to use it closer and def takes a steady hand if not stationary. I found using different back lights can give better detail. Also a front light and no back light can give you surface images. I got my best one up 2400× mag. I calculated it using the screen pixels. My theory was that with perfect high quality lenses and more mega pixels you could reach 100 x photon size do to the fact that the light is not inverted/crossed. Like a real microscope with mirrors and prisoms. I could see red blood cells at medical quality. Oh and if u use the defused laser diode without the lens it can be a projector microscope. Any ways enjoy .. Oh PS polish ur lens . and avoid touching it. And remove glass protector from camera module the closer u r to it the better . and use flat side of the lens facing the camera . adios
+jeriah pittington Now if I only understood one word you wrote but hey, thanks anyway.
Hi Jeria
I have a Samsung smartphone - the neo note series 3. I could not get the magnification. I did all the cross checks you mentioned but results are discouraging. I tried the lenses bought in amazon too but to no avail. Will gladly appreciate any input.
Can you do a video about how to do it?
My microscope only goes as high as x1200
try stalking maginfing glasses on top of one another
Congrats on the 2mil+ views, man! You've made something really awesome here, and the high quality video emphasizes the professional nature of this project.
now you have to learn to make this video audible.
To convert inches to metric, just multiple by 25.4.
3/4" x 25.4 = 19.05mm
If you want to convert to cm, just go with 2.54.
I will be teaching soon! This is awesome! I could think of a number of ways to use this!!
Great video! Keep them coming!
Most helpful yet easy microscope I found in youtube till now. Thank you.
Truly amazing!
Thank you, for taking the time to show step by step how to make this possible :)
You've definitely done an outstanding job sir!
I love this! I own an optical microscope and a cheap digital one, but this build turned out better than both! I'd buy you a beer if you make a video about preparing specimens at home :)
Brilliant. Now only if i could find a similar way to build a telescope..
Did you build 1
Yes! Check the Instructable that is linked in the "about" section.
This is one of the most amazing constructions I've seen in a very very long time !!
As awesome use of common sense as it gets!!! Thanx!
oh great, now i need a smartphone...
+Adryan Valhallatier lmfao 20 bucks man + 10 for the hardware
What about now?
It's for backlight which gives you the ability to look through things such as leaves so you can see the cells within. If you did it from the top the cells within the leaf would look blurry and fuzzy.
Found this in 2020, and I love it! I'll definitely build several of these. For myself, for my class and for my science teachers colleagues.
How do you know that the total magnification is 40x ond so on?
How do you calculate the total magnification?
Take a picture of a ruler graduation, then measure its size on your picture. The ratio's the magnification.
Why aren't ready-made kits already available on Amazon? I'd pay $20 easy since I don't have all these tools...
I'd also happily pay $20 for a kit, as the parts cost easily around $50-$60 here in Norway :D
Thanks for posting this - public and high schools can have so many cheap microscopes now to study science. Brilliant and well produced video. Kudos.
Man these kinda videos get easily viral around the globe, in this generation. All one need is a little curiosity..! It's worth it, man, good job..! :)
I'm more interested in the people who gave this video a thumbs down. Anti-science?
some men just want to see the world burn? XD
I tried using two lenses for extra magnification. It only gave me a very unclear image that I could not focus.
I followed all instructions exactly, and used all the same parts.
I noticed MANY other people are having this same problem and many more still are asking how to resolve it.
Please can you tell us how you actually did it and got it to work? Because nobody else seems to be able to do so.
I'm hoping to have 2 holes drilled side by side...one for one lens...and the other for stacked lenses. Giving the ease of choosing which magnification you want without any tweaking necessary.
In phone. There's an app in Google play store. For camera zoom use it as your advantage
Great stuff Kenji, keep it up.
Awesome vid, thank you so much for sharing the building instructions!!!
It's scientific project, why do you use medieval measurement system in your explanations?
You sound pre-medieval yourself. Scientific pursuit isn't bound to the metric system.
Joseph Wheeler i hate the imperial system but op is dun goofed
Joseph Wheeler
Yes it is:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_System_of_Units
Measuring something in feet(fingers, dicks or whatever you savages got there) is barely scientific approach.
Tabak419 That's funny, I don't see the metric system listed as a requirement for the scientific method anywhere I look. You intend to tell me Sir Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin weren't scientists because they didn't use the metric system?
Joseph Wheeler The SI standard for measurement of length is centimetres, however as a staunch imperialist I say fuck the metre, 3.3333333333333333333333333333333333333333 feet all the way!!!
I wonder how could I use it with a dslr since they have much more distant minimum focus range and would require a bigger lens. Does anyone know the parameters of laser pointer lenses so I could find bigger lens with such properties?
If you find out let me know buddy!! :-)
try with the cover of your dslr (the one you place instead of the lens), make a hole and install the lens.....
as you can make a pinhole camera with a dslr, maybe you can make a microscope....(just an idea)
Too awesome! I will definitely make one when I finish exams :3
Hi!
Explained better in the actual instructable (see the link above) is the process of embedding the lens in the stage. Measure the diameter of your lens and start with a hole a little smaller than that. You can always go larger. I used a small file to make it a tight fit.
Most cheap laser pointers are about the same size. Avoid the dual LED/LASER combination. The lens for the laser on that tends to be really small. Ideally the lens should be the size of the camera.
Good luck!
sound???
I already have a microscope, but I'm so doing this!!
Very inspiring. Going to make one myself. Keep up the great work
This is one of the best things I've seen in a while.
Thanks, I think I will try this out.. but I also wonder when Americans will finally adopt the metric system. I need to look up what an inch is ;-)
The only Americans who can use the metric system are the ones who buy and sell weed.
Matt Carter I didn't know that :D
we learn metric but we dont use it. I highly doubt america will adopt the metric system 100% though
theoatmeal.com/pl/senior_year/science ;-)
While I do agree that America should surely adopt the metric system, I will argue that we, in America, measure sodapop in Liters. The car engine intake measurement is also Liters. Some American cars have the speedometer markings for both miles *and* kilometers. America has _partially_ adopted the metric system. Who says we need to go all the way?
And why is it so difficult to look up the measurement of an inch? Practically *everyone* has a smartphone, and has an app capable of computing conversions. Even some "dumbphones" have built-in conversion apps (despite the fact that "dumbphones" are becoming less common). It's not that difficult, at all.
Okay, though the video has been here on youtube for quite long time, I cannot expect someone to reply my question. However, I hope someone can help. Actually, I tried the same and almost accomplished the construction but unfortunately, the lens of the laser doesn't seem powerful enough to magnify as similar as shown in the video... Is it that I need more powerful lens or what could possibly go wrong? please help me
What do you mean?
i think u need a glass with lens that magnifies
so, can you suggest me how and where can I find such powerful laser lens? cause I almost built it but the lens, at last, wasn't powerful enough. and thanks for the info. :)
emmanuel eulalio yeah, I had used the glass that magnifies for sure. I am not so dumb to use normal non-magnifying lens
*****
so, can you suggest me how and where can I find such powerful laser lens? cause I almost built it but the lens, at last, wasn't powerful enough. and thanks for the info. :)
What a way to make science accessible! Thanks for posting this!
this is amazing thank you so much, i have spent the past 2 hours looking for an affordable and decent digital microscope but this is a way better option for me
1:37 starts the manufacturing
Can you observe amoebas with this?
This is AWESOME! I love you your philosophy behind building this and will look forward to having my students build one to use for their experiments in class this year! One question, what's the best way to cut the plexi to size so it doesn't chip or crack? Can a table saw do it or is a jig saw better?
Just assembled this today and it works AMAZING! Definitely a neat project. Thanks!
Hi, what brand did you use for the laser?
I like how Google+ posts take viewing priority over ACTUAL COMMENTS for the video. And by "I like how", I mean fuck you google. On topic, it goes without saying that this video is awesome, great upload.
...but can you turn a microscope into an iPhone?
Joelsephiryn Lol
lol
Lol
Steve jobs turned a pile a out dated parts into Mac, so im sure it can be done.
samljer wrong Steve, jobs didn’t build anything lol
Amazing. Hope they find a way to improve further the magnification.
this is good simple stuff mate, thanks for this awesome vid !
ok step one, get a smart phone. :/
Foldscope
Tichomír Dunlop what is foldscope, bro?
google it
Just finished making mine and used a leaf from outside to check out, next thing i noticed was some sort of small bug running around, pretty awesome.
This is just too freaking cool. Thank you for sharing it!
Amazing. I might suggest my prof to show this in the optics class ☺
Amazing! This is so exciting, not only because of its accessibility, but also that it opens up a new set of capabilities due to inclusion of the smartphone. As demonstrated, it should be possible to take a time-lapse and see biology in motion. New apps should be able to take these capabilities farther, and mixed with robotics, it could yield novel and very interesting uses! Amazing!
awesome! kudos for this guy to bring the students this innovative idea
Excellent work dude! Would definitely love to make this! :D
Thank you for all your hard work and time.
Jerry
Worked like magic. Thanks!!
Excellent idea I am so building me one of these , well now that I have thought about it I will make two and use different lenses in each .Thank you
This is marvelous. Education systems could save a ton of cash using these, especially if the students build it. Thanks!
That's great! I'm excited about doing this project.
I suspect it would... and I certainly hope so because that's the one I plan to use!
Thanks for sharing. I hope there are more people like you.
Thank you for your video posting! I will try it.
Working on getting this fixed.
Great idea made this today, I used plastic from a container instead of the clear sheet that you did doesn't look tidy but it works!
Well done man, well done.
I am not sure which stains were used on some of the slides (elderberry, megaspore etc) but the red onion cells were not stained at all. The outer layer with the red pigment was used. The blueish color in most of the pictures were due to the LED light.
I built two of these and they work very well with a Nexus 7 tablet. I have two nieces on Easter Island. I plan to send one to them since they enjoy science. Thanks for the tutorial.
Wow!! Awesome man thanks so much for the tips!!
Thank you very much for this video, it was exactly what I was looking for :)
Hey! Great work! Congratulations! Just a quick question, what app are you using for the camera? Thanks a lot
This is a very nice video, the only thing is that with that lens you don't even reach macro magnification ratio 1:1 (subject image size to real life size) ... I honestly don't know what kind of magnification you were measuring - digital zoom maybe ?
top notch tutorial, will make one of these!
What an amazing project. Heading to Home Depot first thing in the morning. Do you have a tool list on this with exactly what you used....just for simplification. Awesome idea. Huge pat on the back to you. Way awesome.
Wow that is amazing & looks easy to do.
Great job! Well done!
Awesome awesome video. I just wished you would use scale bars instead of or atleast in addition to the magnification factor. My old supervisor was really really not happy with me when I used magnification factors...
The lens OP uses is 45x. However, he can achieve 175x magnification using digital zoom (with a loss of quality of course). If you have sufficient resolution of your camera, all you need to do is to zoom/crop the image.
Yes. You want to hold the lens steady.
What an awesome idea! Thank You!!
This is a great idea.
One suggestion though: wingnuts are only easier to use if you need to tighten them. Normal hex nuts would be easier to use in this application.
Really cool!!! Ty for sharing.
This project is invaluable, I think. All kids should own one. I also think someone should sell a pre-assembled version of this, as well as a kit. Non everyone owns a driller and it can be tricky to find a lens of the proper size.
This is great! Thanks for sharing
Awesome, have to try it
Thank you for such a great tutorial! IFLS brought me here.
This is an amazing idea! :DDD
This is incredible, sir. You've done a great thing, and I thank you for it.
this is a very good vedio
Would something like the Nokia "PureView" phone have an even better result? I mean 41MPX and a very powerful image processor should be a good thing in this case, right?
You should do a kickstarter to make and distribute some really cheap pre-made stations. I would buy.
Pretty amazing vid, thanks for sharing.
I'm pretty sure, that the Fresnel lens gotta be useful in that stand.
This is a great idea, could more then one lens from a laser pointer be used to get increased zoom?
i love this idea, gr8 work, i am building one tomorrow.
Nice micro photo scope
Another thing I need to try.
this is Absolute Genius.. Nice and Simple
That's nice!! Thanks for posting
You can also put a mirror at the base and use the phone's led instead of a separate light.
Brilliant! Thank you!
You need the focus lens from the laser. Its whats acting as a macro lens for the camera.
I have done this experiment with front camera lens, if you transfer a drop of water to the lens, make sure the drop forms a half sphere, then turn on the camera. Now you can focus on object one centimeter away from the lens.
Interesting idea. congrats.