BBC Science - How to: make a microscope from a webcam. 7 August 2013Last updated at 11:55 Mark Miodownik, presenter from Dara O Briain's Science Club on BBC Two, reveals how you can perform simple science experiments at home.
Try some DIY science and see the microscopic world up close by turning a webcam inside out... Create a high-powered microscope from a cheap webcam by following Mark's simple step-by-step instructions. Because your microscope is connected to your computer, you can save and share your images easily. Find items you'd like to examine close-up - from flower petals to a strand of hair.
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