new microscope!

[mitch]

ok, probably not very good for engraving, but still pretty cool:

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/this-co...could-save-millions-lives-133616732.html?vp=1

 

[monk]

shoud be ok for engraving-- just use 2. at 1000x, not sure my hand is steady enough for that ! cool concept though.

 

[LVVP]

Unfortunately, I cannot see this link, does not work

 

[rod]

Thanks for posting this, Mitch!

Here is the TED.com presentation talk about this truly amazing invention, and its very important application in decease control in Africa:

http://www.ted.com/talks/manu_prakash_a_50_cent_microscope_that_folds_like_origami

It is far, far more than a folding cut out.

best wishes

Rod

 

[ETHELBERT]

Fantastic! this could be the break through that other countries need to identify diseases...wonderful