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Scott,
I saw your adaptation.  It works great.  It's too bad we didn't talk a year and half earlier.  I created essentially the same thing an with off the shelf component and more universal adaptor designed with Dave Flemming.  The thing that's nice about one featured here is the use of simple cheap components, and the lack of a compound microscope.  This is heads back towards Leeuwenhoek's original single lens design (with many of it's drawbacks) but when coupled with a imaging system they work surprisingly well for many applications.

It might be fun to create a simpler and accessible version of brownian motion.  That would let visitors make their own movies.

Thanks,
C
On Oct 28, 2013, at 10:34 AM, Scott Kildall <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> We actually have two iOS applications on the iPhone that we custom-developed at the Explo that we use through lenses.
> 
> One of them is Molecular Buffeting, which uses the iPhone camera that points through a microscope lens to show the effects of Brownian motion.
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> The other is Landscape Scope, in the Observatory, and lets you do the same thing through a telescope.
> 
> This seems to help the visitor experience since they don't have to look through an eyepiece, which is a barrier for use and folks can have a shared visual experience.
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> The iPhone camera has a good-enough quality that makes it effective.
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> On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 10:25 AM, Charles Carlson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi Shahram et al,
> 
> This is a great gadget/ instrument which involves some rudimentary engineering.  (One of several versions I've seen.) The more important question to ask is what might the cost of a microscope, camera and digital capabilities run. We're likely talking more expensive for the quality of the imaging shown in the video.  The phone cameras are incredible. 
> 
> You're right the system will work on an iPad as well, but the size, etc. would have be modified to accommodate an iPad.  Overall, this is much better than anything cooked up earlier by Julie, Modesto, or me.
> 
> It will also work with other phones, and depend upon camera sensor quality, but these systems are about as close to a pinhole system as you're going to get.
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> It might be fun to run a summer workshop on smart phone, and ipad microscopes.  
> 
> With the right system design it might be possible to create a fluorescent microscope, with the right specimens the sky is the limit.
> 
> The real issue underlying this is the role of apparatus and technology in student education, and appropriateness.  It is also possible to purchase lens through Edmunds.
> 
> To expand on this a bit, it seems like a great potential instrument for museum use without all the fuss and potentially a way for folks to collect their own images during a visit, and something students or visitors might do at home.
> 
> C
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> On Oct 27, 2013, at 6:53 PM, Bonnie Daley  wrote:
> 
>> That's really funny. And how much does an iPad cost?
>> Bonnie
>> 
>> On Sunday, October 27, 2013, Shahram Mostarshed wrote:
>> Trish,
>>  
>> I'm not sure if this has been posted here, but this link shows how to make a microscope with a cell phone (or tablets):
>>  
>> http://www.geekosystem.com/smartphone-microscope-diy/
>>  
>> Shahram Mostarshed
>> George Washington HS, SF
>>  
>> 
>> 
>> On Sun, Oct 27, 2013 at 5:31 PM, tmihalek <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> As with many science teachers this year,  I have an unusually large (32) number of students (for Marin County) in my Life Science lab classes. To address these numbers, the Administration is attempting to alleviate some of the chaos around sharing resources, such as microscopes and counter space, by substituting and/ or enchancing hands-on experiences with the use of iPad apps. Can anyone recommend how to effectively use iPads for lab use?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Trish Mihalek
>> 
>> 
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> Charles Carlson
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