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The first day started with us making our own microscopes. Maithili, Reuben and I started off by installing the web-cam in our laptops and once it was functioning we dismantled it inverted the lens. On placing it onto the photosensitive chip we tried to find the sweet spot where we were able to see the pixels on the screen.
 
The first day started with us making our own microscopes. Maithili, Reuben and I started off by installing the web-cam in our laptops and once it was functioning we dismantled it inverted the lens. On placing it onto the photosensitive chip we tried to find the sweet spot where we were able to see the pixels on the screen.
 
[[File:pixels.jpg|thumb|left]]
 
[[File:pixels.jpg|thumb|left]]
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Once we knew that it was working we fixed the lens into place and started examining other things under the microscope.
 
Once we knew that it was working we fixed the lens into place and started examining other things under the microscope.
 
[[File:Dirty water.jpg|thumb|left]][[File:Tip of a leaf.jpg|thumb|center]]
 
[[File:Dirty water.jpg|thumb|left]][[File:Tip of a leaf.jpg|thumb|center]]
 
[[File:scopey.jpg|thumb|left]]
 
[[File:scopey.jpg|thumb|left]]

Revision as of 16:00, 16 January 2013

Microscope: The first day started with us making our own microscopes. Maithili, Reuben and I started off by installing the web-cam in our laptops and once it was functioning we dismantled it inverted the lens. On placing it onto the photosensitive chip we tried to find the sweet spot where we were able to see the pixels on the screen.

Pixels.jpg





Once we knew that it was working we fixed the lens into place and started examining other things under the microscope.

Dirty water.jpg
Tip of a leaf.jpg
Scopey.jpg