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SUMMARY:Open Microscope - Chris McNicol\, David Purdie\, James Ritchie\, T
 homas Roddick and Marco Selvi
DTSTART:20131101T133000Z
DTEND:20131101T135500Z
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CONTACT:Dr Yoan Coudert
DESCRIPTION:Microscopes are key pieces of equipments in materials and biol
 ogical laboratories\, and facilitate medical diagnostic and inspections in
  production chains. Traditional microscopy companies provide high quality 
 optics in a solid frame for mechanical stability. High end instruments pro
 vide automation capabilities and software control that greatly facilitate 
 the acquisition of information. New technologies have led to the developme
 nt of low cost microscopes that are essentially webcam or digital cameras 
 with a high magnification objectives. While the quality of imaging is ofte
 n sufficient for simple tasks in education\, research or industry\, the ab
 ility to automate the imaging process remains restricted.\n\nA team of Cam
 bridge students designed and constructed an open platform for microscopy\,
  that aimed to fill this gap and provide a generic framework for the furth
 er development of more advanced automated microscopes. It builds on a numb
 er of existing tools: beam structure\, 3D printed parts\, Arduino controll
 ers for stepper motors and Raspberry Pi hardware and software for image ac
 quisition and image processing. These tools are low cost and readily adapt
 able for construction of other customised scientific devices\n\nSee: http:
 //openlabtools.org/Instruments/Microscope/  \nhttp://www.scidev.net/global
 /technology/multimedia/open-source-through-the-lens-of-a-microscope.html\n
 http://youtu.be/hvATzguxkwo\n\nAn OpenLabTools project: OpenLabTools is a 
 new initiative that provides a practical forum for open technologies and l
 ow cost scientific tools.\nhttp://www.openlabtools.org
LOCATION:Department of Plant Sciences\, Large Lecture Theatre
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