In the following pages, we present inspiring examples of scientists who, using materials as simple as litmus paper, bamboo and ... petals with the help of a microscope—made out of bamboo.

In a truly futuristic feat, researchers from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, have built a 3D-printed microscope in under three hours, costing a total of around $60 / £50 / AU$95 – ...

The sentence was spoken after a class presentation that I gave on the Stanford-University-developed Foldscope — a portable, affordable, paper microscope that can be used by anyone, anywhere ...