With the Nokia N8 now available for pre-order, we've been looking at just what the handset is capable of. We were particularly impressed by the filming of Dot. The World's Smallest Stop-Motion Animation Character, but it's the technology behind the movie that could change the world. Read on to find out how...

When Aardman Animations filmed Dot. The World's Smallest Stop-Motion Animation Character for Nokia, it did so with a CellScope lens and a Nokia N8.

The CellScope technology looks like a peculiar add-on, being a large lens that's attached to the rear of the Nokia N8 (or other Nokia handsets). Although it did a great job of filming Dot, the lens was actually created to photograph much smaller matter – blood cells.

The CellScope lens was originally developed in order to diagnose malaria in developing countries. by a team at the University of California. With the lens attached, doctors are able to see and take photographs of blood cells, and even send them via MMS to other parts of the world where they can be scanned properly for serious illnesses.

Completely life changing tech, in other words. Check out the video below to find out more about CellScope.