Microscope

Low-cost lenses to turn smartphones into microscopes

Mumbai | Feb 25, 2019

IIT Bombay researchers develop techniques to make tiny, inexpensive lenses that can be used on smartphones.

General, Science, Technology, Engineering, Deep-dive

Researchers design a device to enable detailed study of cells – one at a time

Bengaluru | Dec 14, 2017

Photo : Siddharth Kankaria / Research Matters

In an interdepartmental collaborative study, scientists from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, study live cells under the microscope. Using a novel experimental setup to stretch cells, the scientists are able to observe cellular phenomenon like mechanotransduction.

General, Science, Technology