Turning Cellphones into Microscopes

#1

Post by qohen » Sun, Nov 08, 2009, 8:02 AM UTC

"Now an engineer, using software that he developed and about $10 worth of off-the-shelf hardware, has adapted cellphones to substitute for microscopes."

Turning Cellphones into Microscopes
nytimes.com

Re: Turning Cellphones into Microscopes

#2

Post by jamesbressi » Sun, Nov 08, 2009, 1:57 PM UTC

Fantastic innovation, similar to the "why didn't I think of that?" article that was on HN front page yesterday about the university student who made that new UK plug that takes it from one of the largest to a slim design.

Re: Turning Cellphones into Microscopes

#3

Post by argon » Sun, Nov 08, 2009, 2:47 PM UTC

Here's a project in the same vein that turns cellphones into a distributed telescope: http://www.distobs.org

Re: Turning Cellphones into Microscopes

#4

Post by mad44 » Sun, Nov 08, 2009, 6:20 PM UTC

argon wrote: post #3

Here's a project in the same vein that turns cellphones into a distributed telescope: http://www.distobs.org

Wow, that sounds very exotic, but it turns out it is practical. Who knew? This project is much more distributed and interesting than the SETI. I will keep an eye on this project.

Re: Turning Cellphones into Microscopes

#5

Post by muck » Sun, Nov 08, 2009, 8:22 PM UTC

Sort of a misleading title presuming that all cellphones have a built-in camera.