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Manu Prakash: Lifesaving scientific tools made of paper
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Inventor Manu Prakash turns everyday materials into powerful scientific devices, from paper microscopes to a clever new mosquito tracker. From the TED Fellows stage, he demos Paperfuge, a hand-powered centrifuge inspired by a spinning toy that costs 20 cents to make and can do the work of a $1,000 machine, no electricity required.
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TED.com
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Tedtalks;TED;Talks;TED Fellows;disease;health care;innovation;invention;medicine;product design;TED2017;2017
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