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Foldscope Instruments will attend the SCSELA 2026 Conference on Feb. 6 and 7, 2026, as an exhibitor and will host workshops! Teachers, come by our booth to learn about our affordable paper microscope, and expand your students' access to microscopy! 🔬

✨ Go to buff.ly/91UvOFI for more info!

It’s affordable, portable, and completely waterproof!💧

As Manu shows in this video, the adventures with a Foldscope are endless. You can take it ANYWHERE…even a hot spring in the Chilean fjords, and that’s truly the beauty of the Foldscope.

🔗 Tap the link in our bio to get yours!

#ChileanFjords

Would you still eat snow cream after watching this video?🍦🔬❄️

#Foldscope #SnowUnderMicroscope

📍Boone, NC Fast and Curious Tour stop!

📌Apply now at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#boonenc #educatorworkshop #fastandcurioustour

📸 Snapshots from the Fast and Curious Tour stops at the University of North Carolina Wilmington!
@cestem.uncw

For all things Fast and Curious, visit our website: foldscope.com/pages/fast-c...

✨ Apply for the tour:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#FastandCurious #UNCW #ScienceEducatorWorkshop

We’re proud to celebrate every 2025 Foldscoper of the Month and the impact they’ve made through curiosity, creativity, and shared discovery! 🦠🌿🐜

Foldscoper of the Month is chosen from the top poster each month. Join the community at microcosmos.foldscope.com!

#Foldscope

With a Foldscope in hand, science is always within reach. Explore, discover, and learn anytime, anywhere.

Tap the link in our bio to learn more.


#Foldscope #AccessibleScience #STEMEducation

Congratulations to our 2025 Foldscoper of the Year, Prakash Sampath! 🎉

Prakash published 116 diverse posts on Microcosmos in 2025. To be the next titleholder, join our community and excel in both quality and quantity of posts in 2026.

✨ Explore his posts:
buff.ly/xIgWxmk

#FoldscoperOfTheYear

We heard 2026 was the new 2016... so here's a little Foldscope throwback! 10 years later, and our mission is still the same!
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🥹A thrilling moment from day 2 of our Fast & Curious Tour stop with CESTEM at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, as this teacher saw the amazement of what the Foldscope 2.0 is.

📌 APPLY NOW FOR THE FAST & CURIOUS TOUR AT docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#fastandcurious

We're giving out FREE Foldscopes to educators and community leaders in the US! Visit foldscope.com/pages/fast-c... for more information or...

📌 Apply now at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#freefoldscopes #educatorworkshop #fastandcurioustour

🎉 Congratulations to our December Foldscoper of the Month, Enrico Piperno! 🎉

📸 Follow his work:
Microcosmos:
microcosmos.foldscope.com/author/A1bYO...
Instagram:
@e.piperno

The projector feature of the Foldscope is one of our favorites! Try it for yourself and tag us 😄

💡 Pro tip: If you are projecting onto a table, grab a piece of paper and trace what you see! You'll end up with a really cool piece of artwork 🎨

#foldscopeprojectorfeature #scienceclassinspo

Our Fast & Curious Tour visited the Fort Mill Schools District Office in Fort Mill, SC, where educators had the opportunity to learn about the Foldscope 2.0!

Thank you to everyone who joined us. It was inspiring to hear how Foldscope will be used to engage students in new and exciting ways. 🌱

Congratulations to Nicole Mills of RTI International, the winner of our Foldscope drawing at the K–12 Carolinas STEM Teaching & Learning Conference!

Check out and support RTI International's Clean Water for US Kids program at this link!💧https://www.rticleanplus.org/en

#carolinasstemconference

Happy New Year, everyone! 🥳🎉

Be on the lookout for our January newsletter next week, where we’ll recap everything Foldscope accomplished in 2025!

#2026 #newyearnewdiscoveries

In March of 2025, Dr. Debarati Chattopadhyay and Dr. Anupma Harshal, with St. Joseph's University in Bangalore, Karnataka, India, led a Foldscope workshop with students at Loyola PUC School in Manvi, Raichur, Karnataka.

🦠 Read more about this workshop on Foldscope's Microcosmos!

🎉 Congratulations to our November’s Foldscoper of the Month, Juan Morales-Trejo! 🎉

📸 Follow his work:
Microcosmos:
microcosmos.foldscope.com/author/8282
Facebook: El Nodo: Ciencia @elnodociencia
YouTube: El Nodo: Ciencia @elnodociencia

Happy Holidays from all of us at Foldscope Instruments! 🎄

Wishing you a season filled with joy... and plenty of curiosity, wonder, and discovery too! Thank you for exploring the microscopic world with us this year. Here’s to a bright, science-filled New Year! 🥳

#HappyHolidaysFromFoldscope

Our Fast & Curious Tour visited the Catawba County School District Administration Office in Newton, NC, where educators had the opportunity to learn about the Foldscope Mini and Foldscope 2.0! 🔬

#FastAndCuriousTour #HandsOnLearning #EducatorWorkshop

👀 Have you ever looked at your cat's fur from a microscopic view?

#foldscopeexplorerkit #microscopyathome #cathairunderamicoscope

Big discoveries don’t need big tools 🔍 🌿

The Foldscope 2.0 is:
🧑‍🧑‍🧒 Kid-friendly

🎒 Lightweight & travel-ready

🔬 Made to zoom in and make science FUN

📲 Tap the link in our bio to grab your Foldscope 2.0 and start zooming into your own magnificent discoveries!

#Foldscope #ScienceIsFun

Our Fast & Curious Tour stopped at Isothermal Community College in Spindale, NC, where educators got hands-on with the Foldscope Mini and Foldscope 2.0!

Thank you to everyone who joined us. It was inspiring to hear how Foldscope will be used to engage students in new and exciting ways.🌱

guys... you just gotta trust us, so we can stop stomping on them 😄

#foldscope #accessiblescience

❄️ OUR HOLIDAY SALE ENDS TOMORROW! ❄️

Don't miss your chance to grab Foldscope products and accessories at their best prices of the year!

SHOP NOW before the sale ends at Foldscope.com

#Foldscope #HolidaySale #ScienceGiftInspo

🎄✨ Give the gift of curiosity this holiday season!

Foldscope products turn tiny moments into BIG discoveries. Perfect for curious kids, educators, and science lovers of all ages, these hands-on tools make exploring the microscopic world easy and affordable.

🎁 shop now: foldscope.com

👀 First looks. Real reactions. Endless curiosity.

You too can use a Foldscope to explore the microscopic world, and share your discoveries on Microcosmos! This platform connects science enthusiasts worldwide. 🌎

Tap the link in our bio to learn more!

#Foldscope #Microcosmos #CuriosityInAction

Thank you for including Foldscopes as part of your microbiology gift guide!

Take a look at this list and you will see that Foldscopes make great gifts (and the accessories can be fun stocking stuffers!!)! Happy Holidays!

Visit foldscope.com/pages/store-... to take advantage of our holiday sales!

Only 1 HOUR left to grab a Foldscope 2.0 Deluxe Pouch for $19.99, an exclusive deal at ASCB 2025!

This kit includes:
👝Decorative cloth pouch
🔬Foldscope 2.0
💡LED light
🔎2 lenses (50x & 140x)

Come visit our booth #113 in the Exhibitor Hall and get this deal while you still can!