Everything you need to construct the Foldscope comes in a pouch: a sheet of paper with four main parts to punch out to build the microscope. They're waterproof and tear-resistant — it's a similar paper to that used for currency notes. The end product is portable and much less fragile than a regular microscope. Yet it can do exactly what a microscope does: bring a much closer eye to the tiny intricacies of the world. Each unit costs around $2 to make. Foldscopes are offered for free to kids in lo
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Everything you need to construct the Foldscope comes in a pouch: a sheet of paper with four main parts to punch out to build the microscope. They're waterproof and tear-resistant — it's a similar paper to that used for currency notes. The end product is portable and much less fragile than a regular microscope. Yet it can do exactly what a microscope does: bring a much closer eye to the tiny intricacies of the world. Each unit costs around $2 to make. Foldscopes are offered for free to kids in lo
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