Inspired by a whirligig toy, Stanford bioengineering professor Manu Prakash, PhD, and his students have designed a centrifuge from paper, twine and plastic that can …
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A closer look at the work of “genius award” winner Manu Prakash
Last week, Manu Prakash, PhD, an assistant professor of bioengineering at Stanford, was named a 2016 MacArthur Fellow. The video above sheds light on his work ("Fundamentally …
Stanford bioengineer Manu Prakash named a MacArthur Fellow
Stanford's Manu Prakash, PhD, an assistant professor of bioengineering, has received many accolades during his (relatively short) career. Now here's another to add to the list: a MacArthur …
Microscopy for all: Stanford bioengineer shares his pocket-sized vision with kids of the world
Stanford bioengineer Manu Prakash, PhD, is a man on a mission. "I have a very simple vision of every one single kid in the world …
National Geographic: “Emerging Explorer” Manu Prakash helping “lead a new age of discovery”
As I've gotten busier, and my life has moved online, I've let most of my magazine subscriptions lapse. All except for National Geographic, which both …
Miniature chemistry kit brings science out of the lab and into the classroom or field
A few months ago, Stanford bioengineer Manu Prakash, PhD, and graduate student George Korir were recognized for an ingenious (to me) contraption built from a …
Foldscope beta testers share the wonders of the microcosmos
Christmas came early for citizen-scientists who received the first batch of Foldscope build-your-own paper microscope kits from Stanford's Prakash Lab over the last several months. …
Stanford bioengineer among Popular Science magazine’s “Brilliant 10”
Manu Prakash, PhD, a prolific inventor of low-cost scientific tools, has been named one of Popular Science magazine's "Brilliant 10" for 2014 - an award …
The pied piper of cool science tools
When Stanford bioengineer Manu Prakash, PhD, and his students set out to solve a challenging global health problem, the first order of business is to …
Stanford bioengineer developing an “Electric Band-Aid Worm Test”
“Those children are sitting on the graves of their siblings,” said a Ugandan colleague, in a tragic reminder of the impact of childhood diseases in …
Stanford bioengineers create an ultra-low-cost oral cancer screening tool
I call it the ultimate “blue light special:" an oral cancer screening tool that costs just a few dollars and can be used in rural regions of …