A Stanford researcher has created a groundbreaking scientific device using paper and string. It's called a paperfuge and it may be the answer to testing blood samples in places that can’t power, ...

A piece of paper, some twine and plastic could make testing for certain diseases more accessible even in the poorest areas of developing nations. Manu Prakash, an assistant professor of bioengineering ...

The top, a toy still enjoyed by kids around the world, today has inspired an inexpensive, hand-powered centrifuge that could change how field biologists conduct research. It could also enable high ...

A 5,000-year-old toy still enjoyed by kids today has inspired an inexpensive, hand-powered scientific tool that could not only impact how field biologists conduct their research but also allow ...

Researchers in life sciences and clinical diagnosis processing now have a refrigerated small benchtop centrifuge designed to separate samples in a simple, safe and compact footprint, while enabling ...