ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Mimeoscope

Ok kiddo, have you ever seen a microscope? It's a tool that helps scientists and doctors see things that are too small for our eyes to see. Well, a mimeoscope is a very special type of microscope that helps scientists study tiny living things like microbes and bacteria.

The mimeoscope works by using a beam of light to shine onto the sample being studied. This light beam gets bounced back up into the mimeoscope and travels through a special lens. This lens magnifies the image and projects it onto a screen or onto a camera so scientists can study it more closely.

One of the really cool things about a mimeoscope is that it can move the sample being studied around in all directions, kind of like a video game joystick. This helps scientists get a better look at all sides of the tiny living things they are studying.

Using a mimeoscope can help scientists discover new types of bacteria or other microscopic organisms, which is really important for understanding how living things work and how diseases can be treated. Pretty cool, right?