College name : CMR Natiinal PU College, ITPL, Bangalore Twinning with CMRIT Bangalore Students of CMR National PU college visited CMRIT to observe magnetic nanoparticles under foldscope. Students observed nanoparticles of FeSO4 under foldscope and had an amazing experience of observing the behavior of magnetic nanoparticles in water in presence of magnet.
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Twinning with CMRIT and observation of magnetic nanoparticles under foldscope
College name : CMR National PU college, ITPL campus, Bangalore Twinning with CMRIT for observation of magnetic nanoparticles using foldscope Students of CMR National PU college ITPL had an opportunity to observe magnetic nanoparticles under foldscope. They were fascinated to see the magnetic properties of particles of FeSO4 as it moved towards the magnet even…
Wasp nest
Often seen as pests, wasps have an important role in pollination (especially figs) and can be used for biocontrol. Social wasps make their paper-like nests out of broken down pieces of wood and other material. Here I have the images of a nest with plane and cross-polarized light.
#foldscopeindiaphase1 Wokshop at Chowkul English school,
workshop conducted on 6th September at Chowkul English school, सिंधुदुर्ग Students were demonstrated how to assemble foldscopes
Visit to the Nanosciences Department at IISC Bangalore
Name of College : CMR National PU college, ITPL, Bangalore Students: I and II PUC Our I and II PUC students visited the Nanosciences Department at IISC Bangalore and interacted with the researchers about different types of on going projects on nano materials. They also collected biological samples from the IISC Campus for viewing…
#indiafoldscopephase1 : Foldscope Workshop for KRPs
Four days orientation program on preparation and use of Science kits for Key Resource Persons (KRPs) belonging to SC/ST dominated areas of State Government of Madhya Pradesh was organized in Division of Educational Kits(DEK), National Council of Educational Research and Training(NCERT), Sri Aurobindo Marg , New Delhi 110016 during the period 21 May 2018 to…
Starch from cooked and uncooked rice
Uncooked rice starch, small granular Rice Starch granules, became quite large
CROTON
Croton plants of this genus were described and introduced to Europeans by Georg Eberhard Rumphius. The common names for this genus are rushfoil and croton, but the latter also refers to Codiaeum variegatum. The generic name comes from the Greek κρότος (krótos), which means “tick” and refers to the shape of the seeds of certain…
Cornflour under foldscope
College : CMR National PU college ,Bangalore Student :Jasmine kaur Item observed : Cornflour Description: We observed various nanomaterials used in our day -to -day life ,one of them being cornflour . The particles of cornflour are clearly visible .
Pollen grains: tactoids and spiky spheres
Hi Foldscope Expolorers! This is my first foldscope adventure. Last year, Manu shared the joy of foldscopy with a bunch of us at the University of Chicago. Yesterday, I finally built my own foldscope and I’m excited to try it out! Next week, I will share foldscopy with some Chicago Public School teachers. Hopefully, their…
Salt
Salt
Magnesium Sulphate – Polarizing movie
For a few pennies, I was able to get some Epsom salts. I added water and let it dry on the slide and then viewed with polarizing filters. Magnesium sulfate is used medically for certain cardiac rhythm problems (Torsades des points), severe asthma, and in certain cases to protect baby when mother enters labor early….
Magnesium Sulphate (Epsom Salt) crystals.
Magnesium sulfate is used medically for certain cardiac rhythm problems (Torsades des points), severe asthma, and in certain cases to protect baby when mother enters labor early. It is also called Epsom salts and used for soaking and skin healing.
Serendipitous Dance of Polarizing Crystals – MgSO4
For a few pennies, I was able to get some Magnesium sulphate. I mixed in water and allowed it to dry on the slide. I thought it had dried, but when I looked at the clip I realized there was a drop of water (at about 7 seconds into the clip) at the top of…
Incense stick powder
INCENSE STICK POWDER COLLEGE NAME:CMR NATIONAL PU COLLEGE STUDENT NAME:Y RAMAA SARANYA ITEM OBSERVED :INCENSE STICK POWDER DESCRIPTION:I observed the incense stick powder through the foldscope at my college.As observed,these particles looked small and clustered.It was such a wonderful experience to see how the particles of the incense stick powder looked thorough the foldscope.
Seminoma
A section from orchidectomy specimen shows tumour cells surrounded by fibrovascular septa along with admixed lymphocytic infiltrate as seen under Foldscope from Department of Pathology of R D Gardi Medical College, Ujjain
Contrast in pollen grain and lead particles through foldscope
Name: Reya Gafar College Name: CMR National PU College ITPL, Bangalore Description: We had the opportunity to observe and differentiate various nano particles of everyday life that we brought as samples to our college. A great variety of shapes and sizes were observed through the foldscopes that day . This particular picture is of pollen…
Puerto Maldonado (Peru) visit: Day 1 & 2
+ Día 1 || Day 1 (english below) + • Vine a Perú a renovar mi visa y mi corto viaje se convirtió en mucho más de lo que pude imaginar • • Hoy fue mi primer día en Puerto Maldonado y junto al equipo del Foldscope y ACEER Foundation – financiados por National Geographic…
INAUGURAL FUNCTION OF FOLDSCOPE AT ASN GOVERNMENT MIDDLE SCHOOL MUDALIARPET PUDUCHERRY INDIA
The Director, Directorate of School Education, Puducherry directed the teachers of various government schools to initiate proposals to participate in this Foldscope Science Research Project, out of which our school Artchouna Soupraya Naikar, Government. Middle School, Mudaliarpet, Puducherry got shortlisted, and Mr.D.Aravindaraja, Teacher – Principal Investigator of the same school was nominated to attend the…
Monosodium glutamate crystals
Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is responsible for the umami or “savoury” taste of many of our foods. I was able to buy a tiny amount at a bulk food store for only a few pennies….can’t recall the last time I bought something so interesting for only a few pennies!
Raw Honey – polarizing light clip
Raw Honey often contains pollen and tiny bits of beeswax. I think the structure at about 4 o’clock maybe wax, but am not sure if I can say so confidently. As you watch the clip under polarized light, you can see the sugar (primarily glucose and fructose) crystals shimmering. Ambient room temperature is quite high…
Methotrexate – short movie clip with polarizers
Here is a short clip of the Methotrexate crystals under polarizing filters. Methotrexate was one of the first chemotherapeutic agents (and still used), and was discovered by Yellapragada Subbarao, who also had major contributions in elucidating the role of ATP and earliest antibiotics.
Methotrexate – an under appreciated drug discovered by an underappreciated scientist.
The first image shows crystals of methotrexate under plane polarized light. The vial containing them was to be discarded as it had expired 9 months prior. The second image is the same image with slightly higher magnification and under plane polarized light.
Avian Hyaluronic acid
Avian hyaluronic acid after air drying a day.
More Potash
Here is a short polarized film of potash which contains a number of potassium compounds. You can see the birefringent potassium nitrate crystals.
Potash
Here is Potash with polarized light and you can see the birefringent KNO3.
Egg White
Chicken egg is the best source of protein, lipids, vitamins, and minerals. Eggs consist of 3 main components: eggshell, egg white, and yolk. Albumen commonly known as egg white is rich in proteins. Albumen color is opalescent and doesn’t appear white until an egg is whipped or cooked. Egg whites are a low-calorie food containing…
Vanishing Cream
DBT Foldscope Grant Sanjivani Pharmacy