We’ve made a lot of progress in building our Planktoscope!
All the elements are now being assembled. On the left, we can see the orange pump that draws the water sample through the fluidic pathway.
A Raspberry Pi is the ‘brain’ of our Planktoscope (located under the vent in the picture). It is connected to a camera with two lenses (this is the microscope!). Water flows through a specific path, and we observe it through a very thin glass window. This window can be moved using two motors, allowing us to focus on different points. Putting together the fluidic path is our next step!