Besides having unusual optical properties and being very small each is just one-twentieth of a millimetre in diameter the lenses have another trick of particular relevance to micro-optical systems.

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Yang's tiny microscope combines microfluidic technology--nanoscale devices that handle very small volumes of fluids--with optical sensors to do the tasks traditional microscopes do but cheaper and more efficiently.

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Yang's tiny, dime-sized microscope combines microfluidic technology--nanoscale devices that handle very small volumes of fluids--with optical sensors to do the tasks traditional microscopes do, but cheaper and more efficiently.

FORBES: Magazine Article