[OpenSPIM] ANN - [mu-spim] mu-spim v0.1 rubber release

[Guillaume Gay]

Dear OpenSpim community members,

I am proud to announce the version 0.1 “rubber” release of the mu-spim 
<http://mu-spim.xyz/mu_spim_rubber.html>.

It is the first prototype of a light-sheet microscope for smartphones. 
It is still very rough and DIY-ish, but implements the bases of 
light-sheet microscopy.

The design is largely inspired by the SPIM Corinne Lorenzo, Valérie 
Lobjois, Amina Maandhui and I developed in Toulouse in 2008 - 2010 (this 
one 
<http://www.cnrs.fr/insb/z-outils/images/site/recherche/publis/2010/article-ducommun.jpg>). 
It benefits from the support and partnership of the IP3D team at ITAV 
<http://www.itav-recherche.fr/index.php/fr/menu-itavequipeip3d>.

This project seeks to:

  *

    Popularize microscopy and create vectors for scientists/public
    exchanges, e.g. through the exchange of biologic samples to be
    imaged (see the PrakashLab’s foldscope <http://foldscope.com>). The
    reception so far with lay people is quite positive. I think there
    are many educational opportunities opened, particularly in
    inter-disciplinary settings.

  *

    Create a *compact, field ready, 3D microscope* (on those aspects,
    I’d be happy to ear from tech companies).

    It is for now a *fully open project* (CC-BY-SA-NC), and I am looking
    for any kind of collaboration that could make it progress. This
    early release is a way to find such collaborations.

You can browse the project (openscad based) on github 
<http://github.com/damCB/mu_spim> (getting a github account is painless 
and not intrusive. It is also a very efficient collaboration platform).

Feel free to pass this message along to anyone who might be interested.

Best,

Guillaume

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