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THE PHYCOLOGIST REVIEWS IOLIGHT PORTABLE MICROSCOPES

9th April 2020/0 Comments/in Images, ioLight, News, Testimonials/by ioLight

Phycologist Francis Bunker reviewed the ioLight microscope in edition 97 of the
Phycologist – the Newsletter of the British Phycological Society.

If you type Phycology into Google it unhelpfully returns ‘do you mean
psychology?’ No we don’t! Phychology is the study of algae, a large, fascinating
group of photosynthetic organisms ranging in size from the microscopic single
cell species up to the enormous kelp that form forests on the ocean floor. As
with most branches of botany, pychology is a vital indicator of the health of
the environment and of global warming, so we were keen to hear what Francis
would make of our portable microscope.

Francis using ioLight microscope

Francis took the ioLight microscope to Hazelbeach to try on some fieldwork he
was doing for Natural Recourses Wales surveying seaweed on the rocky shore of
Pembrokeshire Marine Special Area of Conservation. Francis often travels with a
binocular microscope, which he took as hand luggage to Shetland last year and it
caused all sorts of inconvenience going through security and caring for it in
general.

The ioLight microscope is small enough to fit in a jacket pocket and displays 1
micron resolution images on the screen of any mobile phone. From the phone
images can be shared instantly to colleagues anywhere.


USING THE MICROSCOPE ON THE BEACH

Arriving at the beach, it took Francis just 10 minutes to get the microscope out
of his rucksack, prepare a sample under a coverslip in a drop of water and view
an image on the screen of his mobile phone. We think the images he captured are
beautiful.

Pterothamnion plumula
Ceramium Gaditanum

I had the pleasure of meeting Francis in person at the British Phycological
Society Annual Meeting in Plymouth in January. He kindly collected some more
samples for us to demonstrate on the ioLight stand the following day, expertly
sectioned by Prof. Juliet Brodie of the Natural History Museum.


CONCLUSIONS

Francis reviewed the ioLight microscope “For use in remote locations and where
microscopes and lab facilities are not available, the ioLight is a fantastic
development.” he concluded “In my line of work, I can see the ioLight becoming
an essential part of my field kit.”

We are very grateful to Francis Bunker for his review, to Juliet Brodie for her
time at the BPS meeting and to Amanda Burson for publishing the article in the
Phycologist. Members can view Francis’ article in edition 97 in your members
area of the website and those who are not members can join for just £10.50 at
the British Phycological Society website.

Tags: algae, phycology, seaweed

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