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

[Peter Gabriel Pitrone]

Hey Guillaume,

That really cool!! Thanks for sharing...

Regards,
Pete

----- Original Message -----
From: "Guillaume Gay" <guillaume at damcb.com>
To: openspim at openspim.org
Sent: Friday, September 11, 2015 5:51:49 PM
Subject: [OpenSPIM] ANN - [mu-spim] mu-spim v0.1 rubber release

Dear OpenSpim community members, 


I am proud to announce the version 0.1 “rubber” release of the mu-spim . 

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 ). It benefits from the support and partnership of the IP3D team at ITAV . 

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 ). 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 (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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