A head-and-shoulders illustration of Kano. She has medium brown skin, long brown hair and is wearing a darker yellow jacket. She has glasses and is smiling with her mouth open.

[liveblog] presenting at the Open Sauce maker expo! by Kanokwan T. '25

built a funky microscope with my friends

My friends (Asal V. ‘25 and Isaac L. ‘25) and I built Waterscope, a microscope that uses water instead of glass for magnification. It’s cool because we can change the magnification continuously, which is impossible with glass.

At Open Sauce, the maker expo in San Mateo, we’re at booth I22. If you’re around, feel free to stop by!

It feels like we’re presenting a small town middle school science fair project. Look:

Three smiling individuals pose in front of a handmade sign that reads “Water Scope” at a booth. The person on the left has long curly hair and wears a dark cap and blue shirt. The person on the right wears glasses and a light button-down shirt, holding a large water jug. In the foreground, another person with glasses and a joyful expression partially fills the frame. The setup includes art supplies and a gridded fence behind the display.
our dorky handmade sign <3
View from the backseat of a car, with a person lying down, their legs stretched across the seat. Two people are visible in the front seats, with sunlight streaming through the windows and trees visible outside.
on our way 😼

Oh also, I broke my leg. (don’t worry, I’ll walk again in a few months and be fully recovered in a year) More on this later, maybe. If you want to sign my cast, just ask + say you saw this blog. 😎