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The Foldscope is such a great tool, it deserves more space and some additional links. Please explore some of the external links and videos about this tool!

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MicrocosmosWelcome to the Foldscope Community

When you get a Foldscope, there is a unique serial number on the device and this number entitles you to join the Foldscope Community!

A 50-cent microscope that folds like origamiPerhaps 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.

TED talk from the inventor

Foldscope InstrumentsOfficial channel of Foldscope Instruments, makers of the original paper microscope! We work to globally expand access to microscopy & the wonder of science. ...

The official Foldscope YouTube channel

Meet the genius scientist transforming the world on a shoestringBioengineering professor Manu Prakash brought the world a 50-cent microscope. Now he’s created more cheap public health tools, including a paper centrifuge and a mosquito identifier. And he’s…

Information about the inventor of the Foldscope and some of his other developments.

Ten recent low-tech inventions that have changed the worldTechnologies don’t have to be cutting edge to make a profound difference in people’s lives.

Foldscope is mentioned in the 10 low-tech invention in this MIT article.

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