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Microscopy

High-spec open-source microscopy for all

10 Nov 2021
Taken from the November 2021 issue of Physics World.

Open-science hardware offers unprecedented technological access to researchers and enthusiasts all over the globe. Richard Bowman and Julian Stirling of the Bath Open Instrumentation Group describe the lessons learnt in developing a low-cost, laboratory-grade microscope

Julian Stirling and Valerian Sanga assembling a microscope display at the Gathering for Open Science Hardware in Shenzhen, China.
Julian Stirling and Valerian Sanga assembling a microscope display at the Gathering for Open Science Hardware in Shenzhen, China. (Courtesy: CC-BY 4.0 Gathering for Open Science Hardware)
Six years ago, on a Friday afternoon, I (Richard Bowman) made a microscope focusing stage with the Â

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Richard Bowman leads the Bath Open Instrumentation Group, which runs the OpenFlexure Project, e-mail r.w.bowman@bath.ac.uk. Julian Stirling is a postdoctoral researcher developing open-source scientific hardware for use in Africa and the wider Global South, e-mail j.stirling@bath.ac.uk
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