Comments on: Microchip microscope

Microchip microscope

Kronos_to_Earth — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:04:02 -0800

Researchers working on optofluidic microscopy at the California Institute of Technology have developed a minuscule microscope that works without lenses.... (via)

"Developing optofluidic technology through the fusion of microfluidics and optics"[pdf]

By: Pronoiac

Pronoiac — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:48:03 -0800

Oh. It basically senses the shadow. I've read about doing something similar with webcam sensors.

By: Pronoiac

Pronoiac — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:52:08 -0800

Also, it's not related to liquid lenses.

By: quin

quin — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:59:56 -0800

I was just going to comment on Pronoiac's liquid lens technology. I have a feeling that in the not to distant future, the idea of a nontraditional lens assembly is going to massively change the way we treat photography both at the macro and micro levels.

By: greatgefilte

greatgefilte — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:39:35 -0800

That's really neat! The fact that it can mass-produced cheaply and used in parallel is very exciting.

By: Pronoiac

Pronoiac — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:34:43 -0800

Oh, & x-rays are pretty similar: you position the film & then a source of illumination.