発明家マヌ・プラカシュは、紙製の顕微鏡から蚊を追跡する巧妙な仕掛けまで、日常的な物を強力な科学の道具へと変えています。TEDフェローのステージで彼が披露するのは、回転するオモチャにヒントを得た手動遠心分離器のペーパーフュージで、20セントで作れて千ドルの装置の代わりになり、電気も必要ありません。

紙で作る、命を救う科学の道具

Solving big global health problems can start with tools made from paper, string, and ingenuity. A hand-powered centrifuge inspired by a childhood toy costs just 20 cents, yet it can spin blood at 120,000 rpm—matching the power of a $1,000 machine without electricity. By sharing ultra-low-cost devices like microscopes and mosquito trackers, entire communities around the world become scientists and problem-solvers. Science becomes accessible, relevant, and empowering, even in places lacking roads or electricity.