Smartphone vs. Traditional Microscope: Plant Matter (IMAGE)

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Smartphone vs. Traditional Microscope: Plant Matter

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These are stained samples of pollen (left images) and plant stems (right two images). Top row: commercial microscope. Bottom row: cell phone microscope.

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Z. J. Smith, K. Chu, A. R. Espenson, M. Rahimzadeh, A. Gryshuk, M. Molinaro, D. M. Dwyre, S. Lane, D. Matthews, S. Wachsmann-Hogiu.

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