German Scientists Built A High-res Microscope From Lego

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According to a recent paper published in The Biophysicist, German scientists built a high-resolution microscope using Lego pieces and components they had received from a mobile phone.

This is part of an ongoing trend of “frugal science,” which uses cheap consumer hardware and open-source software to build low-cost scientific instruments.

For more information, read the original story in Arstechnica.

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