Better focus at the micro world: A low-budget focus stacking system for mass digitization

Wednesday, December 17, 2014 - 10:00 in Mathematics & Economics

A team of Belgian researchers constructed a focus stacking set-up made of consumer grade products with better end results than high-end solutions and this at only a tenth of the prize of current existing systems. Because of the operational ease, speed and the low cost of the system, it is ideal for mass digitization programs involving type specimens. The study was published in the open-access journal ZooKeys.

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