# A 50-cent microscope that folds like origami

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2012
- Speaker: Manu Prakash
- Year: 2012
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Physics, Medicine and health
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/manu_prakash_a_50_cent_microscope_that_folds_like_origami)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [A 50-cent microscope that folds like origami](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/manu_prakash_a_50_cent_microscope_that_folds_like_origami/fe2a9e76cfae), 10 min (TED's player)