[Taxacom] Foldscope anyone?

[Dan Lahr]

Honestly, this sounds like a really cool initiative!

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Daniel J. G. Lahr
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Dept of Zoology, Univ. of Sao Paulo, Brazil
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On Sat, Mar 29, 2014 at 7:26 AM, Vladimir Blagoderov <vblago at gmail.com>wrote:

> It depends, of course, on the way you calculate magnification. When you
> project image it may be even higher. Theoretically spherical lens can work
> at diffraction limit and will resolve details of ~1/2 wave length. The
> instrument is basically reincarnation of Leeuwenhoeck microscope.
>
> Cheers,
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> Vlad
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> On 29 March 2014 06:55, Thomas Simonsen <t.simonsen at nhm.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> > The magnification claim (2000x) is certainly fantastic since the max
> > optical magnification in visible light is roughly 400x...
> >
> > Thomas
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> > Subject: [Taxacom] Foldscope anyone?
> >
> > Has anyone actually used a "Foldscope" (http://www.foldscope.com/)? The
> > claims about it (assembly, cost, optical capabilities) all seem a bit
> > fantastic.
> >
> > Priyantha
> >
> > D. P. Wijesinghe
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