Researchers at German universities have devised a way to get microscopes into the hands of science-curious kids on a budget using scavenged iPhone 5 lenses and Lego. Researchers Bart E. Vos, Emil Betz ...

You don’t have to be a scientist to enjoy zooming in on things. Mousepad, pen nib or a rogue eyelash: stick anything from your desk under a microscope and you’ll find it looks fascinating when ...

A cool project to build a high-power digital microscope recently showed up on the instructables website. Ten minutes and twenty dollars may be a little bit optimistic, but the interesting video makes ...

Before we get too far into this blog post, let's review one very important safety warning: It is generally a really bad idea to pour water onto your electronics. A really, really bad idea. Understood?