Dr. Manu Prakash is once again at his best — solving complex problems in an extraordinarily simple fashion. Using wingbeat sound, location and time of recording, Dr. Prakash and his team from Standford University hope to make real-time global maps of mosquito distributions, which could help design better strategies to control mosquitoes and combat mosquito-borne diseases. … Continue reading Manu Prakash makes mosquito surveillance using mobile phones possible
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A hand-held, 20 cents paper centrifuge can revolutionise global health
Manu Prakash, Stanford University professor who had earlier built the less than a dollar foldscope — a paper microscope that can be used for diagnosing blood-borne diseases such as malaria, African sleeping sickness and Chagas — has now developed another ultra-low cost device that can revolutionise public health. The human-powered paper centrifuge, which can attain … Continue reading A hand-held, 20 cents paper centrifuge can revolutionise global health
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