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Offline sakthibruce

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A 50-cent microscope that folds like origami
« on: March 08, 2014, 09:02:47 am »
Perhaps you've punched out a paper doll or folded an origami swan? TED Fellow Manu Prakash and his team have created a microscope made of paper that's just as easy to fold and use. A sparkling demo that shows how this invention could revolutionize healthcare in developing countries ... and turn almost anything into a fun, hands-on science experiment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8cF5QPPmWU
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Re: A 50-cent microscope that folds like origami
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2014, 06:04:24 pm »
That really is something. Find it funny that he now has a grant from the Gates foundation. Anyway this certainly has a lot of applications. ty for the share.
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