The Community Microscope Kit

A project in New Orleans, LA by Public Lab
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Explore the invisible microscopic world around you with an affordable microscope kit you construct yourself.
Backers: 357
Average Pledge Per Backer: $116

Funded: $41,357 of $20,000
Dates: May 15th -> Jun 27th (43 days)
Project By: Public Lab
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Latest News

Building Open Source Tools as a Community

June 11th - via: kickstarter.com
At Public Lab, our tool kits are the result of the work of a diverse group of contributors-- we think that open-sourcing our work and inviting participants to share their suggestions, criticisms, modifications, and improvements can help create both... (Read More)

THANK YOU

May 26th - via: kickstarter.com
THANK YOU for helping us reach our funding goal. This kit grew out of a community’s need to investigate pollution in their environment (learn more here), and has grown into a project that will help others conduct their own environmental... (Read More)

🎉 Banners come down after Public Lab helps 1700+ people build kits at Maker Faire

May 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Over a fun but exhausting 72 hours at the Bay Area Maker Faire, 1700+ people built microscope, spectrometer & Coquí sensor kits ❤️🔬⚡🙌🏼💡 Many thanks to community volunteers and organizers Leslie, Maria, and Dan!  Help us get... (Read More)

10 Amazing New Kickstarter Projects This Week

May 20th - via: geekdad.com
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Microscopes at MakerFaire!

May 18th - via: kickstarter.com
This week we're in California, where we'll be building Community Microscopes at MakerFaire-- if you happen to be in the areas, please do come visit us to say hello at the Public Lab Community Science space in Zone 3: we'll have DIY microscopes,... (Read More)

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