Publishing date: 2017-02-02
Published on: PLOS ONE
summary: The method proposed contributes towards (a) unlimited open source use, (b) a low-cost setup, (c) complete guide for any entomologist to adapt in terms of hardware and software, (d) simple to use, and (e) a lightweight data output for collective behavior analysis of mosquitoes.
Publishing date: 2017-02-02
Published on: PLOS ONE
summary: Pedicle screw fixation in the upper cervical spine is a difficult and high-risk procedure. The screw is difficult to place rapidly and accurately, and can lead to serious injury of spinal cord or vertebral artery.
Publishing date: 2017-02-02
Published on: PLOS ONE
summary: A new technique for quantitative phase and amplitude microscopy from a single color image with coded illumination. The system consists of a commercial brightfield microscope with one hardware modification—an inexpensive 3D printed condenser insert.
Publishing date: 2017-01-25
Published on: PLOS ONE
summary: None
authors: Bissan Audeh, Michel Beigbeder, Antoine Zimmermann, Philippe Jaillon, Cédric Bousquet
link to paper: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169658
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Publishing date: 2017-01-18
Published on: PLOS ONE
summary: Editors note: The article presents a toolbox for opto-mechanical pieces that are based on printable 3D models and commercially available parts; each piece is tested for stability and precision and compared to pieces from well-known manufacturers.
Publishing date: 2017-01-11
Published on: PLOS ONE
summary: The development of a user-customisable open source camera trap platform named ‘WiseEye’, designed to provide flexible camera trap technology for wildlife researchers.
Publishing date: 2017-01-10
Published on: PLOS ONE
summary: None
authors: Muhammad Usama, Nordin Zakaria
link to paper: 10.1371/journal.pone.0168207
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Publishing date: 2016-12-21
Published on: PLOS ONE
summary: The ATLIS enables the transformation of simple inverted microscopes into live cell imaging systems using custom-designed 3D-printed parts, a smartphone, and off-the-shelf electronic components.
Publishing date: 2016-12-01
Published on: PLOS ONE
summary: A multi-functional microscope for research laboratories that have significant cost and space limitations. The microscope pivots around the sample, operating in upright, inverted, side-on and oblique geometries.
Publishing date: 2016-10-05
Published on: PLOS ONE
summary: An accessible, interactive do-it-yourself smartphone microscopy platform that promotes exploratory stimulation and observation of microscopic organisms, in a design that combines the educational modalities of build, play, and inquire.