Paper microscope can be made in minutes

We've been through various electronic microscopes through the years - from Ken-a-Vision, primarily, and also through some other makers. As electronics have shurnken and cheapened, though, the market has opened up.

Last year we got to see - and I had a student of mine make me - a microscope support for your smartphone. That took some plexiglass, a few long bolts, an LED flashlight, and a couple of laser pointer lenses.

That's cute, and all, but now there's a similar project that can be made for only fifty cents.

The plexiglass stand can't top that.