Manu Prakash, PhD, and his team of researchers have developed the origami-based Foldscope, a completely functional microscope that weighs less than two nickels and can be assembled in minutes by ...

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 ...

A team of Stanford researchers has developed an ultra-low cost paper microscope that offers the potential for more effective disease diagnosis in developing regions. According to Assistant Professor ...

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 ...