Abstract
The invention of the microscope put an end to the physiological limitations of the human eye. A window was opened to observe the microworld. The petrographic microscope, widely used in Geology, but also in other disciplines such as Archeology, Biology, etc., is a tool whose minimum cost of 6000 euros is a barrier to acquiring it on a personal basis. It is an instrument relegated to laboratories of educational and research institutions. Researchers from the UAB, in collaboration with a spin-off from the Italian Institute of Technology, have developed a low-cost construction system with a mobile phone, a type of micro-lens and polarizers. Its use, they say, is easy, offers good quality images and achieves magnifications of up to 40x.
| Translated title of the contribution | The microworld within everyone's reach :: a petrographic microscope with a mobile phone body |
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| Original language | Catalan |
| Journal | UAB Divulga |
| Publication status | Published - 2021 |