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Africa: Citizen Scientists Pitch New Uses for Paper Microscope
SciDev.Net, 21 April 2014
Ten thousand 'print-and-fold' paper microscopes initially designed as low-cost medical diagnostic tools are being given away to researchers and citizen scientists who come up with… Read more »
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Africa: 3-D Printing Can Help Development
SciDev.Net, 18 February 2014
Working replicas of expensive scientific equipment could be made for a fraction of conventional cost using cheap 3-D printers, possibly saving developing world labs thousands of… Read more »
Finding New Uses for Paper Microscope
Ten thousand 'print-and-fold' paper microscopes designed as low-cost medical diagnostic tools are being given away to researchers and citizen scientists who come up with novel ways to use them.
Stanford bioengineer Manu Prakash, PhD, is giving away 10,000 build-your-own paper microscope kits to citizen scientists with the most inspiring ideas for things to do with this new invention.
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Malaria testing requires expensive equipment and skilled technicians which are often not available in resource-poor settings. Read more »
