Manu Prakash: A 50-cent microscope that folds like origami
Вставка
- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- 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.
TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design -- plus science, business, global issues, the arts and much more.
Find closed captions and translated subtitles in many languages at www.ted.com/tra...
Follow TED news on Twitter: / tednews
Like TED on Facebook: / ted
Subscribe to our channel: / tedtalksdirector
Give this man a nobel prize. Pronto!!!!!
yup. give him a Nobel prize
Unfortunately, there is no such thing as a Nobel prize in engineering. However, Dr. Prakash did win the MacArthur Genius Grant a couple years back which is also one of the most prestigious research awards in the USA.
Yeah
yes he really deserves a Nobel prize
*Sad, noble is corrupt and biased like oscar.*
Why can't all ted and tedx talks be like this. Useful,inspiring, original, succinct and relevant to modern world.
Manu Prakash and his team's paradigm-shift invention of 50-cent microscope is a revolutionary idea. It certainly going to make lots of differences and wipe out the problem of diagnosis in the poorest part of the world. The rousing applause and standing ovation for his talk foretells its resounding success on the field. Highly recommended. Particularly people from the health departments of different countries should watch this marvelous technology. Highly recommended.
Open School a
its been 7 years since you made the comment. you can still only buy it online on most countries, especially poor ones
I want to order one for every student of mine right now.
In India it still costs nearly 500 Rs.
@@harsham8122 can you say where to buy
@@karthikkumaran7141 Hello sir you can buy from Amazon, a single foldscope costs around 500 ₹ to 600 ₹ ,. But still I feel it costly.
@@harsham8122 dude a microscope can cost more than 50k rupees and you think 500 is too expensive? A blood test costs more than 500 these days.
@@sangramjitchakraborty7845 , production cost is way more cheaper bro.
Truly impressive.
These people deserve a Nobel. Amazing. Well done!
To the 4 microscope companies that disliked this video, deal with it.
ha ha...
now they are 201
Lol 🤣
this is terrible news for microscope salesmen
soon ted may be able to leak free energy machines\ poor guys that control us with energy are gonna be just as sad as these microscope salesmen lol
Just like horsesales-men at the invention of the automobile.
zeekthe hammer I wish
This is great news for origami salesmen
Vishwaguru bharatha
That thing costs less than a chocolate bar! Amazing!
Yes, and it can save more lives than a chocolate bar. Strategically applied, one chocolate bar might save three or four, maybe five, people from a rampaging human desperately in need of dopamine. This microscope? One can save thousands.
@@calanon534 lol desperately in need of dopamine
Dope
This is what INNOVATION means to me. Look at what he has done. This will change the face of field medicine and pathology. This guy from India has actually come up with an innovation that is impactful, much needed, actually solves a big problem, cuts down cost, mass producible and fun!
At that cost, every person in the world should have one.
Amazing
I got one, 5 years later.
XD
That'd still be like $14,000,000,000
Edit: not enough zeroes
Well they need a device to zoom in.
this was 5 years ago. why are they not in use everywhere already?
Exactly
@@birdsama6670 there is another TED talk by him from 2017, it gives us the idea that its going somewhere, also to a lot of kids to make them curious and passionate about science. The link to the video is : ua-cam.com/video/ULNPLFrTirQ/v-deo.html
Capitalism
Because they aren't being used in large places like America and the EU they are being used in developing countries
@@williamsmith6921 well im in a developing country and ive never seen or heard of it
This man needs a noble prize.
Slight correction: Nobel prize needs this man.
@@AK56fire your grammar teacher wants your location
@@gladiatoredit2782 Apparently, the word play passed you through and through.. Maybe some sort of microscope to get the meaning behind the obvious, would help you.
@@AK56fire still active after 2 years 😅
@@gladiatoredit2782 haha.. Yes.. It's always a delight to hear about Manu's work..
This is why I love TED, amazing ideas and people, solving problems that I didn't even know existed. The future is zooming in even closer than I expected.
Proud to be a human. Proud to be an Indian, this is as big as the invention of the light bulb for the developing world
common, simple used microscope (and higher quality than this paper microscope) cost just 10 usd and little understanding of his user
After watching this I can't help but think...
Why the hell is our school spending so much money on microscopes?!
It's 25 dollars for one...
randomtrucks my middle school once got a couple microscopes from a pharmacy because they got new ones and almost threw their old ones away
randomtrucks. Because these are cheap, paper junk. Throwaways, like a plastic water bottle.
In India the education is such a headache...
Leave it...
*Microsope Mafia!*
Imagine, if you will, a gang of toughs. They're mean, nasty, spit their tea on the ground, and chew their Metamucil raw. Fedoras, pinstripe pants, shined shoes.. and labcoats.
"We hear that you're attempting to break our monopoly. While we cannot predict the future, it would be horrible if something unfortunate were to befall you." And they walk away, without ever excusing themselves (how rude).
Standing ovation, fuck yeah.
This is brilliant, such a great device. I could listen to this for an hour, 10 min, just doesn't do it justice.
I'm very tempted to thumbs down for the simple reason that I recently purchased a microscope for £109....but I decided to thumbs up for the sake of the human race.
Alex Potential that's tuff
that ain't right, it is only like $1 US
@@KH-lo4qb Just because some people have it worse than me or you, doesn't mean our problems aren't valid. Get off your fucking high horse.
John Smith i can sense the humor from this comment a mile away... Im surprised you did not
@@Vekcrazah
The Joke
My head
Now your thinking with origami...
DaGingerHeadMan *claps*
My packet of 12 Foldscopes arrived in the mail today. I am anxious to start using these portable microscopes in the classroom!
Hey Terry,
Can you please tell me where did you buy it from?
The price mentioned on amazon is much higher than the supposed price.
Palak it's available on Amazon
Palak I'm guessing they increase the price here so they can sell others at a lost to developing countries.
It's a demand supply thing ... Things in high demand are sold at high price
@@SumitSingh-iz9pw no you fucking moron. Their main aim is to provide it to less developed countries for cheap le even free. All that profit goes into that.
A great invention that may save millions of lives costing only 50 cents and some origami work. Amazing.
Just revolutionary
agreed
Well-deserved standing ovation.
Brilliant... I hope many kids are saved with this.
Thomas Rufer Yes indeed.. there is always more that can be done.. but the first steps are always needed for the rest to follow. This will allow that first step to happen anywhere that it is needed.
Thomas Rufer Yes, but for many of these diseases, early diagnosis is the best cure.
It would be nice if smartphone camera work like a microscope.
We can attach this microscope to mobile camera.
@@sarangchoudhari3950 or just literally mmakeshift one
You can build one for about $10 to work with your smartphone to up 175X magnification ua-cam.com/video/KpMTkr_aiYU/v-deo.html
Or for $65 you can buy the Nurugo Micro for up to 400X magnification ua-cam.com/video/82xyRbpM45E/v-deo.html
www.amazon.com/Nurugo-Micro-Smallest-Smartphone-Microscope/dp/B01K07NJUK
There are phone accessories that allow you to use your phone like a microscope.
best TED in a while
Fantastic development for modern technology, it great to see people changing common expensive outdated tools to cheap developed tools.
Low cost technology is the future, every human should enjoy the benefits.. Who would dislike this video? Crazy..
Pakistanis
@@LKINTELLIGENCE Gaumutra drinkers commenting on a science video?
@@shaamsolanki2881 goat cutter commenting on a Science video?
@@ViratKohli-jj3wj I'm an atheist but OK, I like mutton and beef.
@@shaamsolanki2881 I am an atheist too. But I hate Pakistanis.
I applaud you Manu Prakash. This is amazing
Yes yes yes.give this genius a noble prize of medicine.he deserves it.this is a genuine Indian brain.god bless him.
Pure genius.
2019 and this is still not famous and not available to buy at that price too
It costs 50 cents to _make_
It'll always be sold for more than that
it's 25$ on amazon. Granted, not 50 cents for production, but that's not thousands of dollars.
@@Shadowrunner123 It's actually 1.75$ on their website. www.foldscope.com/ People are buying from their website to sell on other platforms for much costlier. You should order from their website only.
@@tinybabybread It's actually 1.75$ on their website. www.foldscope.com/ People are buying from their website to sell on other platforms for much costlier. You should order from their website only.
It's actually 1.75$ on their website. www.foldscope.com/ People are buying from their website to sell on other platforms for much costlier. You should order from their website only.
Genius...!
Proud to be an Indian ! 😊
mind blowing. he really went out of the box to bring such a technology at such a price.
thats somethng called "technology for masses". waiting to use it someday. cheers for science.
and innovative too
Probably the BEST INVENTION ever!! 🙏
great initiative! how do you keep the scope sterile so that users do not get infected during observation? When do you throw the scope away: No of times used before disposal?
Nobel Prize worthy.
Genius with a great cause.
awesome. i really dont know how origami can used for various ways,but this is the best use of origami that really changed extraordinary things. thank you very much.
+Balika Kamble There are other amazing uses for origami, too. One is the folding of air bags in cars so that when they explosively expand they don't get tangled up in themselves. (this is courtesy of Robert Lang, an engineer and origami artist extraordinaire) Additionally, it is now being used in medical settings with devices that can be placed inside the patient and then unfold themselves into the functional configuration.
@@Kabuki87 sorry, i am doing a research about origami and this seems interesting, but i dont see much of the application of origami here,so if you know plese reply
Nice adaption of an old idea.
The very first microscopes were a single lens in a flat plate that you held up to your eye.
Those are Simple Microscopes (convex lens) that you are talking about (I guess)
But remember that simple Microscopes cannot magnify things to such an extent .
Incredible! This would be a great invention that can lead to further inventions reducing the price and complexity of other vital lab equipments!!
Fantastic. It will help to change the public health space - the doorstep healthcare
I'm blown away at how small we (he) can make such complex technology!
Bold, brilliant and a real genius as a designer and incredibly creative & intelligent person...thank you TED and thank you dear Manu Prakash..Heartiest Congratulations...
People :Every school need at least one microscope .🧐
This man : Every person need own microscope .😎
Hello manu Prakash sir....I have been visited Lucknow for attending IISF....I meet you there...I am the one who asked you about white whole...do you remember...I am huge fan of you....I like your way of talking .... it is a little strange to believe that you are a Indian...but it is a matter of great joy that an Indian man discover foldscope .....at IISF you taught our group to make the microcosmos foldscope.....thank you so much😍☺☺
Hole*
Finally, a real idea at TED!
The marriage of science and art... unbeatable.
Imagine what this will do to the other disposable microscope companies! You’ll put them all out of business!
Great idea! You should put this stuff in all kinds of magazines, especially for children.
This should definitely be in schools. and i'll buy one just for the hecks n its cheap haha
But you could buy a third of a hamburger with that money!
It's 35 $
Its sold for a higher price for people who buy it for no reason. It's sold at a loss to those in need.
My mom bought it for 50 bucks.
This video should never get a dislike
Found this video recently and discovered that this technology must be rerevealed again
I just came across this, WOW , absolutely amazing.
Who are the 232 A holes that gave this a thumbs down?
At what stage is this now?
throw away microscopes really ? thats just extra litter on the streets
Simple, effective and cheap. You don't get to say that often.
Brilliant!!!
I'm just wondering how it's not the most watched TED video..
This is simply awesome sir!!!!!!
Just awesome. Thanks
he is An indian... proud u bro.. 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳❤❤❤
Stop this indian indian thing.... m sure u wouldn't like it if a white guy comments.. he is white n m proud of him.. i'm also n indian..
This deserves a nobel prize!!!!!
Some people make their lives utterly useful to humanity. This is one such effort which is absolutely laudable and commendable. Power to science!
I just received the fully functional scope. It is amazing!
This is a proof that small things can make a big impact! :)
sure
I'll give you a standing ovation too... right where I sit watching this video. Impressive, truly impressive. Thank you.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR AMAZING AND INSPIRING WORK SIR MANU !!!!!!!
Marvelous...what a finest engineering application he did...truly awesome
Holy crap, this is amazing as fucking hell. microscopes cost so much, and are often clunky to use, and break easily.
This is super, super cheap...half a dollar, according to them, maybe a full dollar if they want to get a 1:1 profit, extremely, relatively durable...and appears to be pretty basic to use. (Can't really judge that last part, but it looks that way.)
Imagine how much schools can save by switching to these, when one of their old microscopes break down instead of shoveling thousands more dollars a year for them.
Not to mention it's pretty damned portable. This could very well revolutionize the couple hundred year-old microscope design.
折り紙をこんな使い方するとは
着眼点が素晴らしすぎて賞賛の言葉以外見つからない。
Matter of pride for India and good news for the whole world :) . kudos to this guy :)
I wonder how many lives you can save with this... Bless u :)
This is just so awesome, the medical industry will never allow it.
i think medical industry will have no choice or control over something profound as this
OMG! I'm soo blown away!!
Absolutely brilliant!!
amazing
Manu is a 'God send' to humanity .... so it seems .... kudos to him & his team .... heros all.
I wish this will get more views. This is needs to be known to more people :)
A revolutionary invention. Congratulations.
It was in june 2012 and we are now in 2014. How come we are not seeing this in distribution.
This video from 2014!!!??
Where is he now? Life is truly good against evil. A constant battle to help humans, animals, and Mother Earth. Thank you to ALL the good people, wether smart or not, everyone counts.
Underrated Ted talk.
Absolutely amazing.
We need more of this.
This is awesome
This is one of the coolest things I have seen!
Wow just wow.. wordless right now
Bravo!! Family members can process the slides and detect the diseases. Lowered shipping costs and less storage. Great idea. Why the 'thumbs down'?
I love his accent.
The microscope manufacturers don’t want this guy to ruin their markets!! Same thing happened to a guy who introduced a device /wearable for palm to take all the data with you, but nothing happened after 10yrs from that presentation!
Amazing innovation
This is an amazing invention.
Manu ji you rock :)))
And to think the Iphone, while fancy is hardly revolutionary, sells for $1000..
spongedudeZ but like an Iphone is incredibly more powerful than a microscope
Thats true. But can u see bacterias with it?
Ignoring joke, we should not compare the two, but 1000% for a mobile is still too expensive. It's not that I want an iPhone anytime soon and ever. If it works well a Chinese budget phone is my choice.
But I get the point, that is, we should think more how to make revolutionary but cheap things that will help people with low or no income. And don't send them (even if we want to just help) machines that they can't operate because of lack of knowledge.
@@dawnqwerty Iphone just expensive because of the "brand"
apple = luxury
and makes people proud of using it although its not have many features that other phone brand have that have big difference in terms of price.
@@14bqdonk well, apples luxury factor is just the look, price and UI. There isnt a benefit for iphones compared to similar level android devices.
I don't know how they give out nobel prize, this for me is a done deal!
So impressed!!
Thanks You!!!
Disruptive Innovation!! Thumbs Up.
Absolutely amazing!! Thank you for sharing this.
How did they have a "monster" soup in a tea cup in the past? I don't drink tea but isn't that made with boiled water?
Simple but powerful!
He basically went back to the original leeuwenhoek microscope with an LED.
Manu prakash I love you due and applaud you my dear friend. You're a true friend of humanity and benevolence.
Wow!
Incredible - There are so many potential applications I can think of right away. Forensic crime fighting at the crime scene itself is perhaps another powerful application.
Making the World a Better Place , Thumbs Up #Manu_Prakash :D :)