Eight-year-old S. Hariraj is a Foldscope devotee. He's used it to look at the milk from the cows his parents raise. Though the milk looks creamy, the Foldscope reveals a world of microorganisms. "It ...

It’s an ironic marker of the digital divide that sometimes what constitutes a technological breakthrough is in fact a return to the simplest technologies in order to bring the benefits of modern ...

When you want to get a closer look at things and can’t afford a full-blown microscope, why not make your own out of paper? The Foldscope is a paper microscope designed by Manu Prakash, PhD, of the ...

For a whole lot of people, especially those in developing countries, science — and with it, medicine — isn’t readily available to the majority of citizens. But Manu Prakash wants to change that.

Foldscope is the incredible paper microscope that’s making microscopy available to children everyone, wherever they are and whatever their budget. Paper aeroplanes are the extent of most people’s ...

Back when I was single, I used to hit the bar scene a bit. One the rare occasions I would actually talk to a woman, a D-bag who we’ll call Joel (because that’s his name) would come over and ruin it ...

News: a research team at Stanford University has developed a pocket-sized microscope that can be assembled from a sheet of paper and costs less than a pound to manufacture, intended to help in the ...

Sometimes, inventors come up with things the world wants. The Rubik’s Cube. iPhones. Snuggies. Then there are the things the world needs. The wheel. Penicillin. Anything with caffeine in it. The ...

An estimated 3.4 billion people — half of the world's population — are at risk of malaria. Many undergo testing, providing blood samples that health workers then stain and examine under a microscope ...

Paper aeroplanes are the extent of most people’s origami skills, and even then there’s no guarantee they’ll actually be able to fly further than your hand. Get a bit more creative and there are ...