A new paper shows the practicality of using Super Resolution Radial Fluctuation (SSRF) on an OpenFlexure Microscope. SSRF microscopy is a form of Super Resolution microscopy that relies on a post-processing method to generate a radiality map for each frame. This map is used to look for temporal correlations across frames to create an image […]
Tag: 3D Printing
The Wally120 OpenKnit Machine
Inspired by the work of Sabetta Matsumoto and Julianna Abel, we have been looking at programmable automatic knitting machines on the cheap. Several scientists research the creation of unique metamaterials by programming them with lattices of slip-knots, a process colloquially known as knitting. A low-end industrial programmable knitting machine, from Shima Seiki costs between $90,000 […]
Precision for $100: The OpenFlexure Microscope
The OpenFlexure Microscope is an open-source 3D-printed microscope, based off a precise flexure translation stage. If you’re making them in bulk and without the high-res parts, the per-unit price is probably below $100. If you’re just putting together one, the price will probably come to more like $200 and you’ll find yourself with a lot […]
A qPCR device for $300
A real-time polymerase chain reaction (real-time PCR), or quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), is a modification to normal PCR where one monitors the amplification of a targeted DNA molecule during the PCR. We’ve written before about our favorite cheap solutions for PCR, but check out this interesting paper on building your own quantitative-PCR (qPCR) machine written by Geoffrey Mulberry, […]
OpenFlexure Block Stage: 3D printed sub-micron mechanical precision
OpenFlexure Block Stage is a 3D printed flexure translation stage with sub-micron mechanical positioning. You can get the files to build it on GitHub. The project is 3-axis, short travel, high accuracy spinoff from the stage of the amazing OpenFlexure Microscope which we still haven’t covered, but we thought this stage deserved a post of its […]