Smartphone Digital Microscope

Odor-proof underwear, 40 years of Virgin Records and a DIY digital microscope in this week's look at the web

If you’ve got a smart phone and a power drill, you’ve also got a digital microscope—for just $10 and 20 minutes of your time. Even better, it can take pictures and videos. Watch this video and turn your smartphone camera into a machine that can actually photograph cells. Though it lacks the specifications of lab-grade equipment, it’s more than capable of fulfilling all kinds of …

Surf Morocco, Folch Style

Odor-proof underwear, 40 years of Virgin Records and a DIY digital microscope in this week's look at the web

Known for their consistently on-point design work, Barcelona’s Folch Studio launches their first print publication, Eldorado, with a brilliantly executed collection of photos, illustrations and words around surfing. Aimed at capturing the feelings and sensations of present being, the debut issue takes a holistic approach representative of a greater cultural shift in surf media (gone are the early aught days of knee-length boardshorts and trucker …

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Odor-proof underwear, 40 years of Virgin Records and a DIY digital microscope in this week's look at the web

1. Scents and Flavors from Re-Engineered Yeast Engineers at Amyris are growing the products used to make exotic scents and flavors—like patchouli, saffron and vanilla—from yeast, and at a very large scale. Makers are saying that the new process could help food and cosmetic companies—and ultimately consumers—by reducing crazy fluctuations in pricing, availability and quality that rise from our current dependence on farming. The switch …