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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The cost of high-resolution microscopes can be prohibitively high for millions of students and researchers around the world.

Now they'll just need to spend $1,000 on a couple of 3D printers (FDM and resin) and supplies and bam you've got a fully functional microscope!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

A thousand dollars divided by millions of students and researchers ends up being really cheap!