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Adventures In Microscopy: Marigold Flower Petals

The petals of a marigold are perfect for doing a cast to see the surface features under my #Foldscope 2.0. They may appear smooth, but there is a lot of texture!

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September 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Science isn’t just equations and experiments—it’s humanity’s way of decoding the universe. Every discovery is a step closer to understanding who we are and the cosmos we call home. Curiosity drives us; knowledge empowers us. #ScienceIsBeautiful #StayCurious
December 13, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Adventures In Microscopy: Green Bean Pollen

Challenging to find (the flowers do not have large prominent anthers), but worth the effort to put under my Foldscope 2.0 at 140X magnification (+5X zoom). Enjoy!

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June 9, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Physics is the poetry of the universe—explaining everything from falling apples to bending spacetime. It’s the study of how reality works, from the smallest particles to the largest galaxies. 🍎🌌 #PhysicsFun #ScienceIsBeautiful #PhysicsLovers
August 17, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Adventures In Microscopy: Bubbles

Changing perspectives

We usually think of bubbles as fragile & light.

But under the microscope, bubbles are massive and solid, and easily push things out of the way.

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April 18, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Adventures In Microscopy: Echinacea Pollen

Big beautiful flowers, challenging pollen access... but worth it when you see the sparkling (and spiky!) darkfield images! Enjoy!

Foldscope 2.0, 340X lens

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August 13, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Whether the view is filled with light or filled with darkness, beauty can still be found in both.

(Azalea stigma viewed under a Foldscope 2.0 at 50X magnification)

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November 21, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Adventures in Microscopy: Signs of Spring

Hyacinths are blooming, so I put them under my #Foldscope 2.0! The petals & pollen didn’t disappoint! (140X + 5X zoom, pollen was dark field & reflective lighting)

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March 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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December 4, 2024 at 11:33 AM
Adventures In Microscopy: Blueberry Pollen
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I never thought of blueberries as hairy, but there were so many trichomes that captured pollen grains!

Pollen images here captured w/ Foldscope 2.0 and 140X lens

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April 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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August 18, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Adventures In Microscopy: Marigold Flower Petals (Part 2)

I put a marigold flower petal on a slide and enjoyed seeing some of the microscopic color variations and textures that are invisible to the naked eye!

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September 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Check out new exciting science from the @stefandiezlab.bsky.social ⤵️

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Happy to announce that our new work on studying how gliding diatoms modulate the curvature of their paths is now on #bioRxiv www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1.... Great work in collaboration with @nic-poulsen.bsky.social on a nucleation grant by @poldresden.bsky.social

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March 26, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Adventures In Microscopy: Winter Savory Pollen

Winter savory has tiny flowers, but the pollen was pretty easy to get to with precision tweezers & tape. And my Foldscope 2.0 took care of the rest! Enjoy!

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June 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Adventures In Microscopy

This blackberry lily bloom caught my attention, and when I saw the anthers, I had to get some pollen to observe under my Foldscope 2.0! Here are some images I collected. Enjoy!

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June 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
What a special pancreatic islet! Kudos to our colleagues Yanni and Eyke for capturing this beauty!!! 🤩

👍 for #DiabetesResearch!

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January 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Adventures In Microscopy: More Signs of Spring

Images captured w/ Foldscope 2.0, 140X lens, & 5X zoom on my phone.

I 💚 how the stomata look like little mouths smiling at me as they welcome in the spring weather!

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March 19, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Adventures In Microscopy: Pond Water
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More microscopic investigations from my Foldscopin' on the Farm! I saw the pond & couldn't resist grabbing a sample! The amount of life seen in one drop is truly awe inspiring.
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August 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Adventures In Microscopy

Exploration of the filament of the Christmas cactus flower. I love the one pink filament that wove its way through the colorless ones!

Foldscope 2.0 and 140X (left) and 140X + 5X zoom (right)

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January 13, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Labmate @asuria25 has some good lookin' colonies #ScienceIsBeautiful #microbes #StopAndSniffTheRoseobacters
December 3, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Adventures In Microscopy: Sea Lettuce

Sample found on the shore of Owen Beach in Tacoma, WA. It looks like a sheet of green plastic wrap in the water, but under my Foldscope 2.0, the cells pop out! 340X + 5X zoom
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September 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Adventures In Microscopy: Wild Carrot Flower
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Mother’s Day flower #3 for my #Foldscope!

Pollen, flower petals, and stigma. Who would have thought all of this exploration was possible with such a tiny flower?

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May 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Adventures In Microscopy: Insect Eggs

I found some eggs on the back of a green bean leaf in my garden. What did I do? I brought the leaf inside and put the eggs under my Foldscope 2.0 of course! 🤓🤣🔬

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July 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Adventures In Microscopy: Spirogyra
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A sample I picked up while hiking in Paris Mountain State Park. So many spirals & so much life around (& in!) the algae. Captured w/ my #Foldscope 2.0!

Pictures: 140X+5X digital zoom
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July 29, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Adventures In Microscopy:

More Christmas cactus explorations. I ❤️ the richness of the color of the stigma. It looks like it is covered with little fingers waiting to grab some pollen!

Images captured using a Foldscope 2.0 (140X & 340X)

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January 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM