The goal of the project is to construct a compound microscope that is superior to the cheap toy/children’s microscopes. Besides standard construction materials it uses the lenses from four ...
In a remote village in eastern India, dozens of underprivileged children are for the first time marveling at the elaborate details of flower petals with the help of a microscope—made out of bamboo.
Under her watchful eye, over the next 20 minutes, the children rush about, looking for specimens to view through their microscopes. Some of them gently scoop up bugs — spiders, ants and ...