Manu Prakash

Origami may soon start saving lives. That’s the hope of Stanford professor Manu Prakash, who created the Foldscope - a foldable paper microscope - to help healthcare workers quickly diagnose diseases like malaria. Read More...

Origami may soon start saving lives. That's the hope of Stanford professor Manu Prakash, who created the Foldscope - a foldable paper microscope. He says it will help healthcare workers who need to quickly diagnose diseases like malaria. And it could be a low-cost, high-payoff tool for curious students around the world. Read More...