OpenLens2030

The future of microscopy — for everyone.

OpenLens2030 is an open-source initiative to design and build a low-cost, DIY, real-time electron microscope capable of x2,000,000 magnification and 60fps imaging, accessible to every human on Earth — and Mars — by the year 2030.

To democratize nanoscopic and atomic-scale imaging by making advanced microscopy:

• ✅ Affordable
• ✅ Accessible
• ✅ Open-source
• ✅ Educational
• ✅ Scalable

• DIY-compatible electron microscope
• Real-time 60fps imaging via AI-enhanced electron diffraction
• Open-source hardware and software
• Modular, low-voltage, possibly vacuum-light
• Designed for education, research, art, medicine, exploration

We’re looking for:

• Hardware engineers (MEMS, EM, optics)
• AI & ML researchers (image enhancement, super-resolution)
• Open-source developers
• Educators & communicators
• Dreamers, hackers, and future-makers

See docs/roadmap.md for our timeline to 2030.

• Vision Document
• Hardware BOM
• AI Imaging Concepts
• Contribute

OpenLens2030 is released under the CERN Open Hardware License.

Let’s make the invisible visible — for everyone.