Bugscopes In The Classroom

Posted by timothy on Saturday March 20, 2004 @06:36AM from the skynet-was-remote-controlled dept.

jnagro writes "A group at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have a number of interesting projects which allow K-12 students remote access to advanced scientific instruments over the web. This particular project, dubbed the 'Bugscope', lets students get a closer look at insects through an electron microscope all via a regular web-browser. The site has some interesting information, as well as some neat photos taken with the scope."

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