Learn · TED

Talk10 min

A 50-cent microscope that folds like origami

Manu Prakash · TED

Watch At TED

About

Perhaps 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.

The talk

  1. A 50-cent microscope that folds like origami 10 min · TED's player

Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDGlobal 2012
Speaker
Manu Prakash
Year
2012
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Physics, Medicine and health
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
Who can watch
TED gives no rating. Invisible Network shows it to Teens profiles and older, judged from what the source says about it. How courses are placed