Foldscope session with Afghan friends
We learnt to make a Foldscope and also observe the natural world around the Tata institute of social sciences.
Central Vacuole
The Central Vacuole of onion peel
Green planthopper nymph photographed with the 10x Foldscope lens
Spotted this green planthopper nymph on leaf of a creeper. I wanted to find more about it but had to rush to office. Second pic is to add some context and also show how small it saw. Can you spot it in second pic?
one day National Twinning programme on Use of the Foldscope as a Research & Education Tool
one day Guest lecture programme on “Foldscope for Rumen protozoa biodiversity and parasitic infections
One Day National Level interaction session on Foldscope as a research and educational tool
One Day National Level Workshop On Use Of The Foldscope As A Research And Education Tool
One Day National Level Workshop On Use Of The Foldscope As A Research And Education Tool
One Day National Level Twinning programme On Use Of The Foldscope As A Research And Education Tool
How does Cuscuta a parasitic plant feeds?
A post about this Sunday’s exploration: You must have seen greenish yellow threads/wire like structures on many plants. What are they? Are they part of plant or a seperate plant or creeper? If you go closer you’ll see that they definately not part the plant. And if you try to check if it is creeper…
One Day National Level Twinning programme On Use Of The Foldscope As A Research And Education Tool
National Twinning Programme on Use of the Foldscope as Forensic science by Vivekananda college, Namakkal at Maram, Manipur.
One Day National Level Workshop On Use Of The Foldscope As A Research And Education Tool
ONE DAY NATIONAL LEVEL WORKSHOP ON USE OF THE FOLDSCOPE AS A RESEARCH AND EDUCATION TOOL
The one day National Level Guest lecture programme on Use of the Foldscope as a tool for harmful algal identification
Train the trainers @ DGVC on 27, Aug & 5, Sep, 2019
Train the trainers workshops were conducted this year after the I years got inducted and settled in their classes. Ten Students from I B.Sc.Physics and I B.Sc. Maths attended these training 27, August and 5, Sep after College hours. These students mainly took samples of pollen and parts of flowers from our campus and water…
DBT Foldscope Workshop @ CTTE College, Chennai, on 22, Aug, 2019
Under DBT Foldscope scheme, One Day Workshop on DBT Foldscope- Assembly & Usage was conducted at CTTE College, Chennai on 22, Aug, 2019. Nearly 50 students from various classes of B.Sc. Physics participated in this workshop enthusiastically. Our volunteers who guided the participants belong to four different generation of Foldscopers of our College. This is…
Workshop for Ramakrishna Mission group of schools, Chennai
Under DBT Foldscope project, we could reach out to nearly 90 students and 10 Science teachers and Science activity room staff of Ramakrishna Mission group of Schools, Chennai. Students and teachers from their three different schools participated in this workshop on 13, Aug, 2019.
Conquistando el microcosmos con Foldscope
En esta breve nota los invitamos a conocer el microcosmos. Promovamos los talleres de aprendizaje de la microciencia y conozcamos el tejido que une la vida en nuestro planeta.
ONION
The onion layer cell
Disappointed with foldscope function
I have tried to observe Helminthosporium (fungai) condia through foldscope… unexpected thing was that the clarity was too poor than the expected. The magnification of compound microscope 10xwas found to be superior than foldscope 140x
Pollen from a Spider Lily flower
Slide was made using cellotape and paper slide. I cut part of anther and placed it on piece of cellotape. Then placed another piece on top of it and removed it. Then used one of the tapes that just had a layer of pollen grains for observation. Found this technique very effective and convinient.
Foldscope’s science engagement project in Iraq recognised to participate in Falling Walls Engage program in Berlin.
In 2018 Foldscope helped us to enable, launch and bring science experience to the local community in Iraq. As a young undergraduate student, I really like the idea of Frugal science and have many wow moments every time I use Foldscope. As a result, this passion has been driven from only a hobby to become…
Foldscope in the science popularisation drive_Cotton University #Indiafoldscopephase 1
On invitation by colleague (Zoology, Cotton University) and coordinator of ASTEC, Assam funded science populerisation drive there in a school at Tihu, Nalbari, Assam, Foldscope was taken to add in their endevour in igniting young minds.
Papilio demoleus
Students name : Shilpa , Bharathi, Leelavathi College name:CMR National PUcollege, ITPL, Bengalore Specimen: Papilio demoleus(lime butterfly) Parts observed under foldscope: Proboscis, Wing dust, scales on wings& antenna Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropods Class: Insect Order: Lepidoptera Family: Papilionidae Genus : papilio Species: P. demoleus Description: The lime swallowtail, Papilio demoleusLinnaeus, is sometimes called the chequered…
Exploring the Microcosmos with Foldscope at Khalna, West Bengal
Department of Environmental Science, University of Calcutta and Gopal Chandra Bhattacharya Vigyan Prasar Samity jointly organized a workshop in collaboration with Howrah Vigyan Chetna Samannaya on 19th October 2019 at Khalna, Howrah, West Bengal. Introductory Session- In this session, a brief idea about the origami microscope and its applications were demonstrated by the Foldscope team,…
Fern Rizome
Images of a fern rizome (from a prepared slide that I purchased along with Foldscope). Please don’t hesitate to correct the image captions in case I got them wrong !
Dirty water
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