Microbiology might not be everyone's idea of fun, but a new DIY project from Stanford University aims to bring ‘playful interaction’ to the study of single-celled organisms. A bioengineer has ...

Introducing the LudusScope, a 3D-printed, open-sourced system that lets you control and play games with living microbes on your smartphone. Tormenting single-celled organisms has never been so much ...

Some people start down their career path at a young age, and toys can often be the catalyst. To entice kids into the field of microbiology, scientists at Stanford have developed a DIY smartphone ...

We've seen devices that let you attach your smartphone to a microscope, but they require you to have access to a microscope in the first place. What if you don't? Well, that's where the MicrobeScope ...

There are countless cool ways to extend the abilities of your smartphone by plugging in or linking up additional hardware. But here’s a Kickstarter project that wants to use your smartphone to extend ...

Left. No, right. Wait, a little more to the left again. Go for it, go for it! Score! This excited chatter could easily take place during a rowdy game of foosball, but it could also be the banter of ...

Centuries after its discovery, the microscopic realm of microorganisms remains disconnected from the macro-world of direct human perception, but that doesn’t mean its effects are not felt. A 2012 ...