Hybrid Microscope Wins Proto Labs’ Cool Idea! Award
The Revolve merges two microscopes into one, reducing costs and freeing up valuable lab space
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In life sciences research, two types of microscopes are used — upright
(for viewing glass slides) and inverted (for live samples in dishes). As
a result, industry sources estimate that nearly 75 percent of labs today
own both. The Revolve, developed by
Developers have also replaced traditional microscope eyepieces with an
iPad, providing users with a high-resolution view through its retina
display. In addition, the tablet’s touch screen interface simplifies
taking images, which can then be shared on cloud-based services such as
“This versatile microscope is a game-changer for scientists,” says
Proto Labs’ Cool Idea! Award grant provided machined aluminum parts for both the prototyping phase and low-volume production runs to fulfill early pre-orders for the product. Those parts included components for the microscope’s XY specimen stage, a motorized LED fluorescence module and a high-precision focus drive.
The Revolve officially went on the market this month, and is being used
by researchers at universities, biotechnology and pharma companies,
according to
“The high-precision parts from
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