Between calling, texting and updating social media, people will soon be able to use their cell phones as a microscope powerful enough to detect viruses. Aydogan Ozcan, a professor of electrical ...

Mobile phones have become one of the most universal pieces of advanced technology in the world, and they are about to become even more vital. Aydogan Ozcan of UCLA has developed a microscope ...

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed a modular, high-magnification microscope attachment for cell phones. This clever device will enable health workers in remote areas ...

If you thought scanning one of those strange, square QR codes with your phone was somewhat advanced, hold on to your seat. Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have recently ...

With a smartphone and a $400 microscope attachment, scientists now can measure the length of individual DNA molecules (ACS Nano 2014, DOI: 10.1021/nn505821y). Developed by Aydogan Ozcan and colleagues ...

Nurugo has introduced the Nurugo Micro, a small attachment that fits over a smartphone's camera, transforming it into a 400x microscope. With it, users are able to see microscopic details using their ...

Smartphones are everywhere, and the apps that run on them never cease to amaze. It seems that everything (from fitness trackers to GPS monitoring to cosmic ray detectors) has been released for ...

Contemporary cellular phones can perform a seemingly endless variety of functions, from taking photographs and videos to guiding people through rush hour traffic. You may not even be aware of this, ...