It's not every day that a researcher gets to hang out at the White House - so Wednesday was rather unusual for Stanford bioengineer Manu Prakash, PhD. Prakash, inventor of the 50-cent microscope, called the Foldscope, and a $5 chemistry kit, participated in the White House's first-ever Maker Faire that day. He called it an "inspiring event" and tweeted the above photo from his time there.
And for those interested in learning more, a paper on the Foldscope was published online this week in PLOS One.
Previously: Stanford microscope inventor invited to first White House Maker Faire, The pied piper of cool science tools, Music box inspires a chemistry set for kids and scientists in developing countries, Free DIY microscope kits to citizen scientists with inspiring project ideas and Stanford bioengineer develops a 50-cent paper microscope
Photo by Manu Prakash
