An inexpensive, little optical lens can turn any cheap old smartphone into a microscope. A penny’s worth of materials can achieve high resolution images of one micrometer length and at a magnification ...

Stereo microscopes offer high-quality 3D imaging for various applications. This guide helps you select the ideal microscope based on your specific requirements.

A British nanotech invention has revolutionized the humble optical microscope by quadrupling its magnification power to a level far beyond what could previously be achieved with visible light. The new ...

If you love building things — especially if you’re assembling something with a lot of small, delicate parts (i.e., a computer or a drone) — you might want to get a closer look at whatever it is you’re ...

is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. Everyone knows the rise of smartphones has put powerful cameras in our pockets, but we forget these cameras ...

Researchers in Australia have invented a new kind of optical lens that could be combined with a smartphone camera to create a microscope for diagnosing skin cancer or identifying agricultural pests.

In the not-so-distant future, there will be a new kind of microscope on the market. One that can easily fit in a backpack or purse and zoom in up to 1,000 times, making it possible for pretty much ...