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# Magnifying Smartphone Sleeves
The SkyLight Lets You Mount Your iPhone onto a Microscope

By Michael Hines | Published 2012-02-07 | Tech
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-skylight
References: [springwise](http://www.springwise.com/health_wellbeing/adapter-connects-smartphones-microscopes-scientific-photography/) & [kickstarter](http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/190596902/the-skylight-a-smartphone-to-microscope-adapter?ref=live)

The SkyLight is an [attachment for your smartphone](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stage-powergrip) that allows you to mount it on top of a microscope. The SkyLight slides over a microscope's eyepiece and contains a slot for your smartphone. Once properly in place, the smartphone's camera auto-focuses and shows the slide under the microscope in crisp and clear detail. The image can be saved and sent just like a normal picture.

The SkyLight allows schools and other organizations to update their science equipment without having to spend a ton of many. Not many school districts or rural laboratories have money to spend on new microscopes, but nearly everyone owns a smartphone of some type. The SkyLight was funded through [Kickstarter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beaverlab-pro-microscope) and is currently available at a pre-order price of $60.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 3.0/10
- Popularity: 29% | Activity: 54% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Gen X
- Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa

## Categories

[Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile)

## Key Themes

### Why This Trend Is Growing

- **Smartphone Microscope Attachment:** The SkyLight attachment to mount a smartphone onto a microscope has potential for utilization in scientific research and education.
- **Affordable Science Equipment:** The SkyLight's cost-effective solution to update outdated science equipment has potential for implementation in schools and rural laboratories.
- **Mobile Microscopy:** The SkyLight's mobile microscopy technology has potential for further innovation in various fields including medicine and forensics.

### Industries Being Reshaped

- **Education:** The SkyLight's affordable solution for updating science equipment can be applied in various educational institutions, including schools and universities.
- **Scientific Research:** The SkyLight's smartphone microscope technology can be utilized in scientific research fields such as biology and chemistry.
- **Medical Field:** The mobile microscopy technology implemented in the SkyLight has potential to revolutionize medicine through the use of smartphones as a medical tool.

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