2014-10-27 13:42:28 Writen By: Bytes.co Burlington

Stanford University Engineers Invent Foldable Microscope

A Stanford University Research Team recently invented a new kind of portable microscope that is printed and folded together from several pieces of paper. This origami-based invention has been dubbed the "Foldscope", and it represents a new approach to manufacturing optical devices.

Stanford's PrakashLab is responsible for the invention, and the lab's primary goal is to "democratize science by developing scientific tools that can scale up to match problems in global health and science education".

For those curious as to how well it works, the Foldscope can magnify an object up to 2000 times! Check out the video below from Foldscope's website on how these microscope's are printed and assembled.

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