Category: Materials
Anything related to non-biological or biological materials
Getting nerdy about tea bags!
This post can also be viewed on my website: https://kanika-khanna.com/getting-nerdy-about-tea-bags/ I recently took out my foldscope from its storage bin after almost a year. But as the saying goes, it’s never too late to start exploring. I stepped out of my home into our street here in Palo Alto and took some pretty images of…
Entrega de 20 Foldscope Kits a alumnos de la secundaria “Experimental”, Xalapa MEXICO
UNA VENTANA AL MUNDO MICRO
Nos dimos cita en la escuela “Experimental” para continuar con la entrega de microacopios foldscope.
Este programa resulta un éxito para estimular la investigación científica de alumnos de primaria y secundaria. Nos llena de alegría ver la emoción con la que niñas y niños aprenden y se divierten con sus microscopios, curioseando con hojas, insectos, gotas de agua y hasta sus cabellos.
Con ciencia y tecnología #DDEXalapa #foldscope
Entrega de 50 Foldscope Kits en la secundaria “Heroes de Nacozari”, Xalapa MEXICO
SE entregan 50 Foldscope Kits en secundaria "Heroes de Nacozari" Xalapa, MEXICO
Inicia Entrega de 1200 FoldScope a escuelas de Xalapa, México / Diciembre 2019
1ra Entrega de 1200 Foldscope en Xalapa, Veracruz MEXICO
Tutorial para mejorar la vista y enfoque en laminillas
Hola muy buenas a todos de la comunidad de Microcosmos :3 , el día de hoy vengo con esta pequeña información que quiero compartirles acerca de como obtener mejor enfoque al usar laminillas con el Foldscope , en mi anterior Post publique fotografías de un ftotis de sangre, días pasados había tratado de tomar fotografías…
Exploration of COVID 19 Pandemic: A summary of Science in various masks during 21 Days Lockdown
Today I am posting a post on various surgical masks that were used by everyone during the lockdown for protection against COVID 19 virus. In general, humans who are not affordable for purchasing masks for regular usage inside the home, as well as outside premises. To protect the COVID 19 disease most of the middle…
Taking photo of object bigger than the field of view of the Foldscope
Many times we observe objects which are so big that we can’t take its photo as we have panning stage to move and take multiple photos. In this post I’m describing a method with which you can take multiple photos of a big object and then stitch them together to create complete picture. I took…
Door to Door Campaigns on Personal Hygiene using Foldscope as an Aid
A campaign was conducted in the villages of Rajaborari to educate women on importance of hygiene with emphasis of cloth and menstrual hygiene. Women were explained the importance and procedure to wash clothes. They were shown slides of microbes with the help of foldscope. Microbes were collected from unwashed bedding, unclean towel, etc. 100 women…
Foldscoping on the streets of Addis Ababa
Sipping from boiling pots of coffee on cobbled meandering streets, with a coffee shop every step along – is not a description of some old block in Paris but the heart of Addis. Addis Ababa – the capital city of Ethiopia, the land that actually discovered Coffee and shared it with the world. A country…
TORCH LIGHT BOX FOR FOLDSCOPE USING LOWCOST MATERIALS
Students of our school assembled a torch light box for foldscope easy viewing using low cost materials such as shoebox and biscuit cartons Students of our school assembled a torch light box for foldscope easy viewing using low cost materials such as shoebox and biscuit cartons
LIVE AN ORGANIC LIFE WITH TURMERIC POWDER
TURMERIC POWDER
FOLDSCOPE ORIENTATION PROGRAMME FOR TEACHER TRAINEES OF DISTRICT INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION, LAWSPET, PUDUCHERRY
Principal Investigator explaining about the importance of Foldscope for Teacher Training Students of District Institute of Education Lawspet PuducherryTeacher trainees along with their lecturers attending the Foldscope orientation ProgrammeFOLDSCOPE ORINTATION PROGRAMME FOR TECHER TRAINING STUDENTSMORE THAN 250 PARTICIPANTS PARTICIPATEDFOLDSCOPE ORINTATION PROGRAMME FOR TECHER TRAINING STUDENTSLECTURER OF DIET,PUDUCHERY OBSERVING THE FOLDSCOPELECTURER OF DIET,PUDUCHERY OBSERVING THE FOLDSCOPETEACHER...
The Lecture was delivered by Dr. Poonam Singh entitled as ” Magnifying Your Curiosity with a Novel paper Foldscope”, at Miranda House, DU,30.08.2018
The lecture was organized for B.Sc.(Hons) Chemistry students at Miranda House, Department of Chemistry, (Room No. LT-145), 30.08.2019, 11.45 AM
Green Algae
Closterium cells are crescent-shaped or elongate and lack spines. Some are quite straight and needle-like, while others are much broader with curved ends. The ends of the cell are usually tapered and may be pointed or rounded. Each semicell has a single axial, ridged chloroplast with at least one pyrenoid Place: SINGERBAND VILLAGE DIST. CACHAR…
Blue Green Algae
Anabaena is a genus of filamentous cyanobacteria that exist as plankton. They are known for nitrogen-fixing abilities, and they form symbiotic relationships with certain plants, such as the mosquito fern. They are one of four genera of cyanobacteria that produce neurotoxins, which are harmful to local wildlife, as well as farm animals and pets. Production…
Blue Green Algae
Scytonema is a genus of photosynthetic cyanobacteria that contains over 100 species. It grows in filaments that form dark mats. Many species are aquatic and are either free-floating or grow attached to a submerged substrate, while others species grow on terrestrial rocks, wood, soil, or plants. Scytonema is a nitrogen fixer, and can provide fixed…
Polluted Diatom
Surirella is a genus of diatoms in the family Surirellaceae. Place: SINGERBAND VILLAGE DIST. CACHAR (ASSAM) Date: 15/02/2019 Time: 12:16pm
Blue Green algae
loeothece Valve slightly sigmoid, linear-lanceolate, with subacute ends, 55-85 µm long, 8.5-12.5 µm wide. Raphe sternum with single curvature, raphe angle +4 to +8°, practically median throughout. Central raphe fissures oppositely deflected dimorphic crooks, difficult to see in LM. Terminal areas very small triangles in semilateral position. A small apical microforamina segment is present at…
Green Algae
Coelastrum Thalli forming 4, 8, 16, 32 or 64 (-128) celled coenobia to ca. 100 &m diameter, organized as spherical, pyramidal or cuboid, free-floating colonies. Cells more-or-less densely alligned but usually with empty spaces between wall interstices. Cells globose, ovoid, or pyramidal 2-30 &m in maximum dimension. Cells joined at edges by specialized wall plaques…
Blue Green
Oscillatoria is a genus of filamentous cyanobacterium which is named after the oscillation in its movement. Filaments in the colonies can slide back and forth against each other until the whole mass is reoriented to its light source. It is commonly found in watering-troughs waters, and is mainly blue-green or brown-green. Oscillatoria is an organism…
Fresh Water Diatom
Gomphonema Colonial cells that form on branched muscilage stalks that are attached to a subtrate. In girdle view the cells are wedge shaped with an enlarged head at the opposite end of the stalk. Cells have one large plastid that lye mostly on one side of the girdle, but do extend partially onto the other…