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 ...