• @[email protected]
    link
    fedilink
    English
    921 hours ago

    it was possible to print quality microscope lenses using a photopolymerizing clear resin on a Mars 3 Pro printer. In developing the specifications for their lenses, they followed those of the Edmund Optics 12.7 mm diameter plano-convex lens, which has a focal length of 35 mm

    I didn’t open the paper to read more, but that’s the important bit if you’re curious like me.

  • @[email protected]
    link
    fedilink
    English
    220 hours ago

    The cost of high-resolution microscopes can be prohibitively high for millions of students and researchers around the world.

    Now they’ll just need to spend $1,000 on a couple of 3D printers (FDM and resin) and supplies and bam you’ve got a fully functional microscope!

    • @AnUnusualRelic
      link
      English
      416 hours ago

      A thousand dollars divided by millions of students and researchers ends up being really cheap!

  • @sir_pronoun
    link
    English
    019 hours ago

    You can usually find pretty good used microscopes cheaply