Earlier today I wrote about the 50-cent paper microscope developed by Stanford bioengineering professor Manu Prakash, PhD. You can now watch a video of him building and demonstrating the microscope on TED.com. This TED "Talk of Week" has already been viewed almost 300,000 times.
Prakash, who grew up in the mega-cities of India without a refrigerator, is a leader in the frugal design movement. His lab is currently developing a number of global health solutions, leveraging the cost savings of emerging manufacturing techniques such as 3D printers, laser cutters and conductive ink printing.
Previously: Stanford bioengineer develops a 50-cent paper microscope, Stanford bioengineer developing an "Electric Band-Aid Worm Test and Stanford bioengineers create an ultra-low-cost oral cancer screening tool
