A Software-Powered Cell Phone Microscope That Doesn't Need Special Lenses
We know, we know: turning a cell phone camera into a microscope isn't exactly a technological breakthrough. In fact, our Best of What's New coverage last year included the CellScope, a cell phone add-on developed at UC Berkeley packing high-powered optics allowing users to transmit images to far-away health centers for diagnosis. But researchers at UCLA have upped the ante, creating a $10, off-the-shelf microscope addition for cell phones that dispenses with the microscope optics altogether. Dr. Aydogan Ozcan has formed a company, Microskia, to commercialize his innovative approach to microscopy that can cheaply turn nearly any cell phone camera into a diagnostic tool that can detect problems on-site as well as beam data from remote places to far-away hospitals for speedy evaluation. While all that is not necessarily novel -- the CellScope, after all, can help health care workers diagnose tuberculosis or malaria in far-flung corners of the world --...
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