Ayya Alieva

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 The picture shows a large body – probably a rock, surrounded by some moving organisms. The sample was provided during recitation, the TA said it is from the Turtle pond.
 
 
 The original picture makes the organism in the center to have the size of about 0.5cm x 0.2 cm. The foldscope magnification is 140x, so the actual size of the organism is on the order of 3×10^-4m by 1×10^-4m.
 
 
 
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A picture of the sample taken during Bi1 recitation

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 Tropical hibiscus
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 I took a pollen sample from the Tropical hibiscus flower outside Page House (pictured above). The pollen sample was taken at 3pm on May 10th. The sample was obtained by ripping a stamen from the the flower, and then rubbing the anther of the stamen on the piece of glass.

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 Tropical hibiscus pollen sample taken with foldscope
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 This is an image of a cluster of pollen. Each little furry-looking ball is a pollen. The little spikes coming out of the balls are there to make pollen stick to surfaces/animals easier. That allows the pollen to spread further.


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Pollen sample from Caltech

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 Foldscope image of straight brown hair
 
 
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 Foldscope image of straight brown hair
 
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 Both images contain a close up of a straight brown hair. I plucked the hair from my head right before I put in the foldscope. The sample was taken at 15:00 on May 30th.



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 This is a picture of my hair.
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Hair under foldscope

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 This is the skin of cooked red onion that I took from House dinner. Sample was obtained at 6pm on May 30th.
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 This is the foldscope image of the onion skin. It shows the red onion cells, and the edge of the sample. The sample was obtained by peeling a thin layer from the onion piece above.
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Onion skin under foldscope

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 This is a container of sourdough yeast, prepared to make bread. The mixture was made 3 days ago, and the sample was taken on May 30th at 5pm. I scooped a small portion of the yeast onto the slider to look at it under foldscope.
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 This is the foldscope image of the yeast. It looks like there is a live culture there.
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Sourdough Yeast under foldscope

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 I took a sample of iceberg rose pollen from the bush outside Avery House. The sample was obtained at 3:20pm on May 30th. I obtained the sample by rubbing the pollen-filled central part of the flower on the slide.
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 Picture of the pollen under foldscope. The little dots are the individual pollen of the rose.
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Iceberg rose under Foldscope

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 I took this slightly rotten orange after it fell off the tree on the Olive walk at Caltech around 2 pm on May 30th. Then, I peeled the orange and scraped a thin sample of the skin.
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 This is the foldscope close up of the skin. While it was difficult to obtain a really thin sample, can still see individual cells on the edge of the skin.
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Orange skin under foldscope

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 This is a picture of pomegranate flower from a tree behind Chandler Cafe at Caltech. I rubbed the central part of the flower onto the slide to collect the sample. The sample was taken around 5pm on May 30th.
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 Foldscope close up of the pomegranate pollen. It is quite distinct from other flower pollen, and is composed of many tiny circular grains.
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Ayya Alieva

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Pelargonium X Hortorum from Southern California

Lantata camara from Southern California

Hybrid rose from Southern California

Bougainvillea spectabilis from Southern California

A picture of the sample taken during Bi1 recitation

Pollen sample from Caltech

Hair under foldscope

Onion skin under foldscope

Sourdough Yeast under foldscope

Iceberg rose under Foldscope

Orange skin under foldscope

Pomegranate pollen under foldscope

Pelargonium X Hortorum from Southern California

Lantata camara from Southern California

Hybrid rose from Southern California

Bougainvillea spectabilis from Southern California

A picture of the sample taken during Bi1 recitation

Pollen sample from Caltech

Hair under foldscope

Onion skin under foldscope

Sourdough Yeast under foldscope

Iceberg rose under Foldscope

Orange skin under foldscope

Pomegranate pollen under foldscope

Pelargonium X Hortorum from Southern California

Lantata camara from Southern California

Hybrid rose from Southern California

Bougainvillea spectabilis from Southern California

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