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Cell Phone Microscope
Neat things happen when educators use phones in innovative ways. At least institutions of higher learning get the picture. Case in point: Professor David Fletcher, of University of California at Berkeley, issued an interesting directive for his students that is equal parts cool hack and educational experiment.
He instructed them to build a microscope using a cell phone. Lo and behold, after some tinkering with electronics and lenses, they had a functional and useful gadget on their hands, which they dubbed the Cellscope.
They’re hoping the device will be a weapon in the arsenal for poor geographic areas battling malaria, sickle-cell anemia, and tuberculosis. These locations tend to have issues with equipment supplies, since diagnosis requires numerous expensive microscopes. The team hopes that the Cellscope will offer a less-expensive alternative that could help save lives.
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