Foldscope Info

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About this app

Foldscope is an optical microscope that can be assembled from simple components, including a sheet of paper and a lens. The larger things like insects, fabrics, pollens, and tissues can be also observed very easily under Foldscope.

Foldscope can also allow the observation of non-biological samples, such as particulates detrimental to air quality or the microscopic crystalline differences between real and fake medications.
Updated on
Sep 27, 2025

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Foldscope is an optical microscope that can be assembled from simple components, including a sheet of paper and a lens. The larger things like insects, fabrics, pollens, and tissues can be also observed very easily under Foldscope.

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About the developer
ICAR-NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOTIC STRESS MANAGEMENT
nasim.no@gmail.com
The Director, ICAR - National Institute of Biotic Stress Management, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, DARE, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, GoI Baronda Raipur, Chhattisgarh 493225 India
+91 90392 14001