今も昔も「顕微鏡」は科学の世界への入り口としての大きな役割を果たしています。子どもたちの教育においても顕微鏡は非常に重要な道具なのですが、価格が高いために簡単に手に入れられない場合もあります。そんな問題を解決すべく開発された ...

Foldscope is the incredible paper microscope that’s making microscopy available to children everyone, wherever they are and whatever their budget. Paper aeroplanes are the extent of most people’s ...

Large Classroom Kit 2.0: 100 units of the Foldscope 2.0 - perfect for large groups and classrooms! These accessories represent the next evolution in portable microscopy, providing scientists and ...

Paper aeroplanes are the extent of most people’s origami skills, and even then there’s no guarantee they’ll actually be able to fly further than your hand. Get a bit more creative and there are ...

Eight-year-old S. Hariraj is a Foldscope devotee. He's used it to look at the milk from the cows his parents raise. Though the milk looks creamy, the Foldscope reveals a world of microorganisms. "It ...

An engineer at Stanford University has created a DIY microscope, called the Foldscope, that is fashioned out of a single piece of printed-and-folded A4 paper, origami-style. This paper-based ...

Biophysicist at Stanford UniversityManu PrakashDr. prints his own design drawing and makes his own, only 50 cents (about 51.4 yen) disposable microscope "Foldscope"Was developed. It is gaining ...