Success. Nearly 259 Foldscope deployed in hands of unsuspecting candy crazy kids. Halloween is always more colorful with the microscopes - specially in a few weeks they could look at the micro-fauna of the teeth with so much sugar consumption.
November 1, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Success. Nearly 259 Foldscope deployed in hands of unsuspecting candy crazy kids. Halloween is always more colorful with the microscopes - specially in a few weeks they could look at the micro-fauna of the teeth with so much sugar consumption.
Science needs to be part of our day to traditions. For many years - I have continued to give Foldscope @teamfoldscope.bsky.social with the candy on Halloween. Try it out and surprise the kids with the capacity to see and discover real #microMonsters crawling on our planet. 🎃👻
#FoldscopeHalloween
#FoldscopeHalloween
October 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Science needs to be part of our day to traditions. For many years - I have continued to give Foldscope @teamfoldscope.bsky.social with the candy on Halloween. Try it out and surprise the kids with the capacity to see and discover real #microMonsters crawling on our planet. 🎃👻
#FoldscopeHalloween
#FoldscopeHalloween
Manu Prakesh ($1 #foldscope fame) guest stars on #TheMicroscopists. Quite incredible drive & desire for making science hands-on & accessible. He also talks about his passion for fieldwork, & explains why he has barnacles growing in his bathroom!
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@prakashlab.bsky.social
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@prakashlab.bsky.social
The Microscopists | Manu Prakash (Stanford University)
We're thrilled to bring you this episode of The Microscopists with an absolute force in accessible science and microscopy innovation—Manu Prakash of Stanford University.Manu shares the origin of th...
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October 31, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Manu Prakesh ($1 #foldscope fame) guest stars on #TheMicroscopists. Quite incredible drive & desire for making science hands-on & accessible. He also talks about his passion for fieldwork, & explains why he has barnacles growing in his bathroom!
Stream bit.ly/microscopist...
@prakashlab.bsky.social
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@prakashlab.bsky.social
Want to engage and « do something » about microplastics in your own environment.
Consider joining the foldscope community that has been mapping novel sources of microplastics around the world.
microcosmos.foldscope.com/post/zCoLNt3...
Consider joining the foldscope community that has been mapping novel sources of microplastics around the world.
microcosmos.foldscope.com/post/zCoLNt3...
October 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Want to engage and « do something » about microplastics in your own environment.
Consider joining the foldscope community that has been mapping novel sources of microplastics around the world.
microcosmos.foldscope.com/post/zCoLNt3...
Consider joining the foldscope community that has been mapping novel sources of microplastics around the world.
microcosmos.foldscope.com/post/zCoLNt3...
Incredibly proud of Dr Revathy who is inspiring the next generation of scientists around the world. And even though we can't see them through a foldscope, bacteriophages are still our favourite microbes 🤩
quadram.ac.uk/blogs/inspir...
quadram.ac.uk/blogs/inspir...
Inspiring the next generation: exploring the invisible microbial world with students in Koothanoor, India - Quadram Institute
Research Scientist Dr Revathy Krishnamurthy reflects on her visit to the village where she grew up in India and inspiring the next generation to discover the world of science.
quadram.ac.uk
September 22, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Incredibly proud of Dr Revathy who is inspiring the next generation of scientists around the world. And even though we can't see them through a foldscope, bacteriophages are still our favourite microbes 🤩
quadram.ac.uk/blogs/inspir...
quadram.ac.uk/blogs/inspir...
For last 10 years - we have worked with thousands of organizations around the world helping support them in integrating foldscope programs.
To bring in a new cohort of organizations - we are re-launching “fast and curious” 2025 edition - apply and get a Foldscope trainer and Foldscopes for free!
To bring in a new cohort of organizations - we are re-launching “fast and curious” 2025 edition - apply and get a Foldscope trainer and Foldscopes for free!
🔬 Free microscopes + teacher training!
📅 Applications are now open. To apply, visit www.foldscope.com or scan the QR code (video)
✉️ Any questions? Email us at training@foldscope.com
#stem #education #science #teachers #training #free #microscopy #educators #professionaldevelopment #microscope
📅 Applications are now open. To apply, visit www.foldscope.com or scan the QR code (video)
✉️ Any questions? Email us at training@foldscope.com
#stem #education #science #teachers #training #free #microscopy #educators #professionaldevelopment #microscope
September 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
For last 10 years - we have worked with thousands of organizations around the world helping support them in integrating foldscope programs.
To bring in a new cohort of organizations - we are re-launching “fast and curious” 2025 edition - apply and get a Foldscope trainer and Foldscopes for free!
To bring in a new cohort of organizations - we are re-launching “fast and curious” 2025 edition - apply and get a Foldscope trainer and Foldscopes for free!
🌊 World Water Monitoring Day – Sept 18
Foldscoper Mitali Patil used her Foldscope and polarized light to explore live water samples from a pond in Ratnagiri. Her post shows that when science meets curiosity, even the tiniest organisms can shine bright.
microcosmos.foldscope.com/post/transfe...
Foldscoper Mitali Patil used her Foldscope and polarized light to explore live water samples from a pond in Ratnagiri. Her post shows that when science meets curiosity, even the tiniest organisms can shine bright.
microcosmos.foldscope.com/post/transfe...
September 18, 2025 at 2:09 PM
🌊 World Water Monitoring Day – Sept 18
Foldscoper Mitali Patil used her Foldscope and polarized light to explore live water samples from a pond in Ratnagiri. Her post shows that when science meets curiosity, even the tiniest organisms can shine bright.
microcosmos.foldscope.com/post/transfe...
Foldscoper Mitali Patil used her Foldscope and polarized light to explore live water samples from a pond in Ratnagiri. Her post shows that when science meets curiosity, even the tiniest organisms can shine bright.
microcosmos.foldscope.com/post/transfe...
September 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🌊 World Water Monitoring Day – Sept 18
Foldscoper Mitali Patil used her Foldscope and polarized light to explore live water samples from a pond in Ratnagiri. Her post shows that when science meets curiosity, even the tiniest organisms can shine bright.
microcosmos.foldscope.com/post/transfe...
Foldscoper Mitali Patil used her Foldscope and polarized light to explore live water samples from a pond in Ratnagiri. Her post shows that when science meets curiosity, even the tiniest organisms can shine bright.
microcosmos.foldscope.com/post/transfe...
Adventures In Microscopy: Marigold Flower Petals
The petals of a marigold are perfect for doing a cast to see the surface features under my #Foldscope 2.0. They may appear smooth, but there is a lot of texture!
#FearlessMicroscopy #STEAM #GardenMicroscopy #ScienceIsBeautiful #EduSky
The petals of a marigold are perfect for doing a cast to see the surface features under my #Foldscope 2.0. They may appear smooth, but there is a lot of texture!
#FearlessMicroscopy #STEAM #GardenMicroscopy #ScienceIsBeautiful #EduSky
September 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Adventures In Microscopy: Marigold Flower Petals
The petals of a marigold are perfect for doing a cast to see the surface features under my #Foldscope 2.0. They may appear smooth, but there is a lot of texture!
#FearlessMicroscopy #STEAM #GardenMicroscopy #ScienceIsBeautiful #EduSky
The petals of a marigold are perfect for doing a cast to see the surface features under my #Foldscope 2.0. They may appear smooth, but there is a lot of texture!
#FearlessMicroscopy #STEAM #GardenMicroscopy #ScienceIsBeautiful #EduSky
I bought Foldscope for my son when he was 10, and he loved it.
November 18, 2024 at 1:14 AM
I bought Foldscope for my son when he was 10, and he loved it.
BTI summer undergrads brought science to the Ithaca Farmers Market! Over 160 visitors explored root fungi through Foldscopes, learned about phosphate cycling, and took home stickers and photos.
July 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
BTI summer undergrads brought science to the Ithaca Farmers Market! Over 160 visitors explored root fungi through Foldscopes, learned about phosphate cycling, and took home stickers and photos.
🦈 Today is Shark Awareness Day
This image shows the scale of a silver shark, captured by Foldscoper Rithika Ravishankar using a Foldscope. Fun fact: silver sharks are not sharks at all, but freshwater fish with a very dramatic name.
🔍 Explore more at microcosmos.foldscope.com
This image shows the scale of a silver shark, captured by Foldscoper Rithika Ravishankar using a Foldscope. Fun fact: silver sharks are not sharks at all, but freshwater fish with a very dramatic name.
🔍 Explore more at microcosmos.foldscope.com
July 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
🦈 Today is Shark Awareness Day
This image shows the scale of a silver shark, captured by Foldscoper Rithika Ravishankar using a Foldscope. Fun fact: silver sharks are not sharks at all, but freshwater fish with a very dramatic name.
🔍 Explore more at microcosmos.foldscope.com
This image shows the scale of a silver shark, captured by Foldscoper Rithika Ravishankar using a Foldscope. Fun fact: silver sharks are not sharks at all, but freshwater fish with a very dramatic name.
🔍 Explore more at microcosmos.foldscope.com
"Scientific capability should be a fundamental right" Amazed by Foldscope. Congrats Manu @PrakashLab on MacArthur! https://youtu.be/ky-cqSI5mwE
November 23, 2024 at 4:12 PM
"Scientific capability should be a fundamental right" Amazed by Foldscope. Congrats Manu @PrakashLab on MacArthur! https://youtu.be/ky-cqSI5mwE
Few views with Foldscope - little, (mostly) paper microscope, which actually is not so toy-ish.
More that 1,000 scientific publications mentioned it and/or it was used for research, leading to those publications.
Left: cross-section of linden tree stem, right: paramecia, unicellular organism.
More that 1,000 scientific publications mentioned it and/or it was used for research, leading to those publications.
Left: cross-section of linden tree stem, right: paramecia, unicellular organism.
April 13, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Few views with Foldscope - little, (mostly) paper microscope, which actually is not so toy-ish.
More that 1,000 scientific publications mentioned it and/or it was used for research, leading to those publications.
Left: cross-section of linden tree stem, right: paramecia, unicellular organism.
More that 1,000 scientific publications mentioned it and/or it was used for research, leading to those publications.
Left: cross-section of linden tree stem, right: paramecia, unicellular organism.
April 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
🌿 New Blog Post: Empowering Public Health Through Microscopy in the Peruvian Amazon 🔬🇵🇪
In May, Foldscope partnered with Innovalab to lead a workshop for public health workers from the Gerencia Regional de Salud (GERESA) Loreto, Peru.
📖 Read the full story:
foldscope.com/blogs/blog/e...
In May, Foldscope partnered with Innovalab to lead a workshop for public health workers from the Gerencia Regional de Salud (GERESA) Loreto, Peru.
📖 Read the full story:
foldscope.com/blogs/blog/e...
July 2, 2025 at 10:51 PM
🌿 New Blog Post: Empowering Public Health Through Microscopy in the Peruvian Amazon 🔬🇵🇪
In May, Foldscope partnered with Innovalab to lead a workshop for public health workers from the Gerencia Regional de Salud (GERESA) Loreto, Peru.
📖 Read the full story:
foldscope.com/blogs/blog/e...
In May, Foldscope partnered with Innovalab to lead a workshop for public health workers from the Gerencia Regional de Salud (GERESA) Loreto, Peru.
📖 Read the full story:
foldscope.com/blogs/blog/e...
Adventures In Microscopy: Green Bean Pollen
Challenging to find (the flowers do not have large prominent anthers), but worth the effort to put under my Foldscope 2.0 at 140X magnification (+5X zoom). Enjoy!
#FearlessMicroscopy #STEAM #ScienceIsBeautiful #GardenMicroscopy #EduSky
Challenging to find (the flowers do not have large prominent anthers), but worth the effort to put under my Foldscope 2.0 at 140X magnification (+5X zoom). Enjoy!
#FearlessMicroscopy #STEAM #ScienceIsBeautiful #GardenMicroscopy #EduSky
June 9, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Adventures In Microscopy: Green Bean Pollen
Challenging to find (the flowers do not have large prominent anthers), but worth the effort to put under my Foldscope 2.0 at 140X magnification (+5X zoom). Enjoy!
#FearlessMicroscopy #STEAM #ScienceIsBeautiful #GardenMicroscopy #EduSky
Challenging to find (the flowers do not have large prominent anthers), but worth the effort to put under my Foldscope 2.0 at 140X magnification (+5X zoom). Enjoy!
#FearlessMicroscopy #STEAM #ScienceIsBeautiful #GardenMicroscopy #EduSky
Adventures In Microscopy: Tomato Pollen
The tomato plants are in full bloom which means there is lots of pollen for me to look at with my Foldscope 2.0. Enjoy! (140X plus 5X zoom)
#FearlessMicroscopy #STEAM #GardenMicroscopy #ScienceIsFun #EduSky
The tomato plants are in full bloom which means there is lots of pollen for me to look at with my Foldscope 2.0. Enjoy! (140X plus 5X zoom)
#FearlessMicroscopy #STEAM #GardenMicroscopy #ScienceIsFun #EduSky
June 12, 2025 at 1:47 AM
📣 New Blog Post: Our latest Foldscope Explores story highlights a season full of discovery: Spring Conferences 🌸
👉 Read the full article: foldscope.com/blogs/blog/f...
✍️ Holly Stuart
#Foldscope #STEM #Outreach #Education #Explore #Discover #Microscope #Microscopy #Curiosity
👉 Read the full article: foldscope.com/blogs/blog/f...
✍️ Holly Stuart
#Foldscope #STEM #Outreach #Education #Explore #Discover #Microscope #Microscopy #Curiosity
May 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
📣 New Blog Post: Our latest Foldscope Explores story highlights a season full of discovery: Spring Conferences 🌸
👉 Read the full article: foldscope.com/blogs/blog/f...
✍️ Holly Stuart
#Foldscope #STEM #Outreach #Education #Explore #Discover #Microscope #Microscopy #Curiosity
👉 Read the full article: foldscope.com/blogs/blog/f...
✍️ Holly Stuart
#Foldscope #STEM #Outreach #Education #Explore #Discover #Microscope #Microscopy #Curiosity
Adventures in Microscopy
(or is it Adventures in Astronomy?)
Video of microbes swimming. There are so many of them, they look like twinkling stars!
Video captured using an original Foldscope at 140X magnification plus 3X zoom.
#FearlessMicroscopy #ScienceIsFun #STEAM #STEM #EduSky
(or is it Adventures in Astronomy?)
Video of microbes swimming. There are so many of them, they look like twinkling stars!
Video captured using an original Foldscope at 140X magnification plus 3X zoom.
#FearlessMicroscopy #ScienceIsFun #STEAM #STEM #EduSky
March 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Adventures in Microscopy
(or is it Adventures in Astronomy?)
Video of microbes swimming. There are so many of them, they look like twinkling stars!
Video captured using an original Foldscope at 140X magnification plus 3X zoom.
#FearlessMicroscopy #ScienceIsFun #STEAM #STEM #EduSky
(or is it Adventures in Astronomy?)
Video of microbes swimming. There are so many of them, they look like twinkling stars!
Video captured using an original Foldscope at 140X magnification plus 3X zoom.
#FearlessMicroscopy #ScienceIsFun #STEAM #STEM #EduSky
📚 New Blog Post: Foldscope In The Classroom – In The Garden: Roots, Stems, and Leaves 🌱🔬
Perfect for spring science in the classroom.
👉 foldscope.com/blogs/blog/f...
#Foldscope #STEMEducation #GardenScience #Microscopy #PlantBiology #FrugalScience #ScienceForAll #ClassroomSTEM #Microcosmos
Perfect for spring science in the classroom.
👉 foldscope.com/blogs/blog/f...
#Foldscope #STEMEducation #GardenScience #Microscopy #PlantBiology #FrugalScience #ScienceForAll #ClassroomSTEM #Microcosmos
Foldscope In The Classroom: In The Garden 4: Roots, Stems, and Leaves
Summary: Roots, stems, and leaves are the first visible signs of plant growth in the spring. Research questions can focus on microscopic changes throughout the growing season on a single plant…
foldscope.com
June 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
📚 New Blog Post: Foldscope In The Classroom – In The Garden: Roots, Stems, and Leaves 🌱🔬
Perfect for spring science in the classroom.
👉 foldscope.com/blogs/blog/f...
#Foldscope #STEMEducation #GardenScience #Microscopy #PlantBiology #FrugalScience #ScienceForAll #ClassroomSTEM #Microcosmos
Perfect for spring science in the classroom.
👉 foldscope.com/blogs/blog/f...
#Foldscope #STEMEducation #GardenScience #Microscopy #PlantBiology #FrugalScience #ScienceForAll #ClassroomSTEM #Microcosmos
@teamfoldscope.bsky.social is ready for the #NCSTA Conference! Come by booth 403 and join me at 2:30 on 11/6 for a workshop. Build your own #Foldscope to take home!
November 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
@teamfoldscope.bsky.social is ready for the #NCSTA Conference! Come by booth 403 and join me at 2:30 on 11/6 for a workshop. Build your own #Foldscope to take home!
Ever used a microscope to break out of an escape room?
The EMBL programme ‘Summer of Science’ offered children, families, and even scientists a unique way to experience science through a collection of creative activities.
Learn more: www.embl.org/news/lab-mat...
The EMBL programme ‘Summer of Science’ offered children, families, and even scientists a unique way to experience science through a collection of creative activities.
Learn more: www.embl.org/news/lab-mat...
November 7, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Ever used a microscope to break out of an escape room?
The EMBL programme ‘Summer of Science’ offered children, families, and even scientists a unique way to experience science through a collection of creative activities.
Learn more: www.embl.org/news/lab-mat...
The EMBL programme ‘Summer of Science’ offered children, families, and even scientists a unique way to experience science through a collection of creative activities.
Learn more: www.embl.org/news/lab-mat...
Adventures In Microscopy: Echinacea Pollen
Big beautiful flowers, challenging pollen access... but worth it when you see the sparkling (and spiky!) darkfield images! Enjoy!
Foldscope 2.0, 340X lens
#FearlessMicroscopy #STEAM #ScienceIsBeautiful #GardenMicroscopy #Foldscope #EduSky
Big beautiful flowers, challenging pollen access... but worth it when you see the sparkling (and spiky!) darkfield images! Enjoy!
Foldscope 2.0, 340X lens
#FearlessMicroscopy #STEAM #ScienceIsBeautiful #GardenMicroscopy #Foldscope #EduSky
August 13, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Adventures In Microscopy: Echinacea Pollen
Big beautiful flowers, challenging pollen access... but worth it when you see the sparkling (and spiky!) darkfield images! Enjoy!
Foldscope 2.0, 340X lens
#FearlessMicroscopy #STEAM #ScienceIsBeautiful #GardenMicroscopy #Foldscope #EduSky
Big beautiful flowers, challenging pollen access... but worth it when you see the sparkling (and spiky!) darkfield images! Enjoy!
Foldscope 2.0, 340X lens
#FearlessMicroscopy #STEAM #ScienceIsBeautiful #GardenMicroscopy #Foldscope #EduSky
Whether the view is filled with light or filled with darkness, beauty can still be found in both.
(Azalea stigma viewed under a Foldscope 2.0 at 50X magnification)
#FearlessMicroscopy #Foldscope #STEAM #ScienceIsBeautiful #ArtsIntegration
(Azalea stigma viewed under a Foldscope 2.0 at 50X magnification)
#FearlessMicroscopy #Foldscope #STEAM #ScienceIsBeautiful #ArtsIntegration
November 21, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Whether the view is filled with light or filled with darkness, beauty can still be found in both.
(Azalea stigma viewed under a Foldscope 2.0 at 50X magnification)
#FearlessMicroscopy #Foldscope #STEAM #ScienceIsBeautiful #ArtsIntegration
(Azalea stigma viewed under a Foldscope 2.0 at 50X magnification)
#FearlessMicroscopy #Foldscope #STEAM #ScienceIsBeautiful #ArtsIntegration