Comments on: A holographic microscope for just $250

By: asiwel

asiwel — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 02:12:51 +0000

Yes, I agree very much with this comment about this and similar sorts of things that students and teachers and home-brewers/hobbyists can build and use. Software could be easily downloaded that would run on open-platforms.

By: asiwel

asiwel — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 02:08:51 +0000

Yes, this sounds like great fun and suitable for high school biology classes. A couple of pictures, maybe a video of a hologram, a step-by-step list to sort of explain the process would have been great. Of course if those things are not readily available, that maybe goes beyond the resources here in our newsletter.

On another completely different note – when can we expect a spell-checking comment box here (like several other science newletters offer). Thank you.

By: high carbfoods

high carbfoods — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 17:35:08 +0000

We are told about the multiverses existence by science. Does this device prove it at lay level so that all doubts vanish while casting serious doubts about modern theories. Is this possibly a application link to the unknown from the known?

By: Gorden Russell

Gorden Russell — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 02:24:38 +0000

robert indsay, have you seen that DARPA is working on a robot bee? Imagine what those will do to al-Quaida bomb builders? Drop a swarm via Predator and they fly into his window and sting only him. No women and children will be hurt. Just load these bees up with the venom of a coral snake.

By: JC

JC — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:58:19 +0000

Make the parts kit easily available. Record an online course on how to assemble it. Provide a set of online courses on how to use it. Watch the results of 100k students using it in ways we never imagined!

By: DickA

DickA — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:19:34 +0000

A great project, but not enough info on software for me to duplicate.
Such a shame.

By: Marcos Marin

Marcos Marin — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 14:53:11 +0000

what is the latency of this? I’ll consider respecting it when I can shoot real-time movies of my diybio chimeras… intracellulary of course.
Coupled with my rig for assembling arbitrarily large dna directly from a computer editor, which would put that credit stealer (check human genome history) to shame called craig venter, I’d be all set.

By: Marcos Marin

Marcos Marin — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 14:46:20 +0000

Fala xará, tudo blz?:-)

By: Antonio Carvalho

Antonio Carvalho — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 12:01:45 +0000

This “democratization” of really advanced tools enables incredible possibilities to emerge. I can’t wait to see what people can do with this.

By: robert indsay

robert indsay — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 11:08:13 +0000

Combined with 3D printing – this brings a new era of precision to cottage industries – imagine model airplanes the size of flies – or robots the size of ants – now imagine making an army of these armed with sensors and what its going to do to corporate and governmental spying!!!