alt Hacker NewsI'm more interested in the 3D printed platform made to to hold up the chip and the fact that this seemed to be done in a garage. I thought anything laser related would require much more precision but the article has pretty much everything ordered online.
Openflexure is really cool-- I have a couple openflexure microscopes. https://openflexure.org/
Building optically precise platforms with bearings and sliding surfaces is annoying and difficult. But it turns out you can do pretty dang well with applying force to bendy metal or plastic.