Foldscope microscopio de papel diagnostica malaria y vale 1 dolar !!

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Manu Prakash invented Foldscope, a 1 dollar paper microscope to diagnose malaria

Monday 13 October 2014

Manu Prakash, an assistant professor of bioengineering at Stanford University, and his team have created a microscope made of paper that's just as easy to fold and use.

Manu Prakash and his Foldscope
Portable, foldable, affordable
Out of the lab
A tool for teaching
Open access for a broad public
Going global

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Manu Prakash is an assistant professor of bioengineering at Stanford University. His team invented a microscope that is purpose-built to support healthcare and education in developing countries.
Foldscopes are now being distributed to around 130 countries.

The Foldscope is designed for simplicity. The size of a sheet of paper, it folds together like origami.
The device is powerful enough to see the hairs on the proboscis of a mosquito...




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