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How does the foldscope microscope work?

Asked by LostInParadise (31921points) April 27th, 2015

There is a wonderful project that aims to uncover malaria cases by offering people 50 cent microscopes to diagnose the disease. Link Whenever the foldscope is made available to the public, I would be glad to pay several times the 50 cent cost to help support the cause and have a neat toy to play with.

It is hard to find a simple explanation for how the lens is created. I am sure there must be some high tech that is going on behind the scenes. Does anyone have any idea of what process might be used to create the lenses?

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