A 50-cent microscope that folds like origami

[X_Digger]

http://www.ted.com/talks/manu_prakash_a_50_cent_microscope_that_folds_like_origami

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.

I know this could revolutionize diagnostic medicine in the developing world, but I want one! One of each configuration!

[William Seger]

1. That's incredible! (n/t)

[DreamGypsy]

2. Very. very cool! Video available...

...from Stanford Medicine:

[think]

3. Bravo!

[Stargazer09]

4. That's great!

I want one, too.

[xocet]

5. Great post! n/t

[jtuck004]

6. Buy a pocket full of these very month, and walk around showing kids how they can take

a drop of water from the stream and look at the creatures. Then give it to them.

$10 a month, they just send you an envelope.

While a few might be reconfigured to burn ants, who knows what might happen with a few of these just handed around.