BLIPS is an ultra portable and very affordable set of 2 mini lenses which turns your devices into digital microscopes in seconds!

You can cut the film using scissors, shaping BLIPS as you prefer. The two sticky bands are meant to enhance adherence onto non-polished surfaces; the lens will always stick on the glass when the surface is clean.

BLIPS has been developed within the neuroscience labs of the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) exploiting the materials and the methodsused for the manufacturing of micro devices for the investigation of neuronal networks. Although it was born in a research lab, it has been designedfor mass production from the very beginning.

It allows you to take high definition macro pictures with optical magnification of about 10 times. It is extremely thin, about 1/50 inch (0.5mm), and very user friendly. It represents the first step from "standard" photography towards portable microscopy. Its working distance, i.e. the distance between the lens and the focal plane, is of about 1/2 inch (12mm).

Hence, it can be used like a high power magnification lens for precision works or for several other applications where an enhanced electronic eye is desired, from technical uses to sheer fun.

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BLIPS: The Thinnest Macro & Micro Lenses For All Devices (/www.kickstarter.com/projects/blips/blips)