When you want to get a closer look at things and can’t afford a full-blown microscope, why not make your own out of paper? The Foldscope is a paper microscope designed by Manu Prakash, PhD, of the ...

It’s an ironic marker of the digital divide that sometimes what constitutes a technological breakthrough is in fact a return to the simplest technologies in order to bring the benefits of modern ...

Manu Prakash, PhD, and his team of researchers have developed the origami-based Foldscope, a completely functional microscope that weighs less than two nickels and can be assembled in minutes by ...

Manu Prakash and Jim Cybulski Have designed and created a fantastically innovative origami paper microscope which is capable of providing a powerful yet affordable microscope that is capable of ...

A team of Stanford researchers has developed an ultra-low cost paper microscope that offers the potential for more effective disease diagnosis in developing regions. According to Assistant Professor ...

Microscopes have come a long way since eyeglass makers started using their lenses to look closer and closer at the world around them. But they’ve also gotten a lot more expensive. A modern scanning ...