ARYA Posted May 15, 2014 Report Posted May 15, 2014 _-_ In an amazing invention, Indian Manu Prakash has created a 50-cent microscope that folds like origami! Airplanes, boats, paper dolls, and swans, we've created all of those as kids while trying our hands at origami. What TED fellow Manu Prakash has done goes miles ahead of what we could have imagined. Manu Prakash and his team have created a microscope made of paper that folds easily and has a simple design. The demo of this microscope reveals how it could revolutionise healthcare in developing countries. In this TED talk, Manu Prakash talks about how anything could be turned into a fun, science experiment using this foldable microscope! Watch the video to find out where else you could put this invention to use. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8cF5QPPmWU
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