Perhaps you’ve punched out a paper doll or folded an origami swan? TED Fellow Manu Prakash and his team have created a microscope made of paper that’s just as easy to fold and use. A sparkling demo that shows how this invention could revolutionize healthcare in developing countries … and turn almost anything into a fun, hands-on science experiment.

Manu Prakash
Physicist, inventor
Manu Prakash is on a mission to bring radical new technology to global health. Full bio

Manu Prakash describes the intricate approach he and his team at Stanford use to print and fold paper microscopes.