Name: Lifesaving scientific tools made of paper
Uploaded: 2017-07-10T14:51:16Z
Duration: 13 min 49 s
Description: Inventor Manu Prakash turns everyday materials into powerful scientific devices, from paper microscopes to a clever new mosquito tracker. From the TED Fellows stage, he demos Paperfuge, a hand-powered centrifuge inspired by a spinning toy that costs 20 cents to make and can do the work of a $1,000 machine, no electricity required.

Inventor Manu Prakash turns everyday materials into powerful scientific devices, from paper microscopes to a clever new mosquito tracker. From the TED Fellows stage, he demos Paperfuge, a hand-powered centrifuge inspired by a spinning toy that costs 20 cents to make and can do the work of a $1,000 machine, no electricity required.

Manu Prakash: Lifesaving scientific tools made of paper

Lifesaving scientific tools made of paper

Harnessing the ubiquitous mobile phone as a mosquito tracker, Abuzz empowers global citizens in the fight against Zika and malaria.

From microscopes to malaria trackers, innovating with everyday materials turns science into a global, accessible dialogue.

Paperfuge, a hand-powered centrifuge costing 20 cents, revolutionizes healthcare delivery by transcending infrastructural limits.