TIL that a paper centrifuge has been designed by Manu Prakash in 2016 based on spinning toy, whirligig. It can reach 20,000 rotations per minute and can be used to separate plasma from blood and malarial parasites, operate with hands without electricity and costs 20 cents.
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Submitted October 22, 2018 at 10:03AM by SK2242 https://ift.tt/2JbdZz3
Submitted October 22, 2018 at 10:03AM by SK2242 https://ift.tt/2JbdZz3
TIL that a paper centrifuge has been designed by Manu Prakash in 2016 based on spinning toy, whirligig. It can reach 20,000 rotations per minute and can be used to separate plasma from blood and malarial parasites, operate with hands without electricity and costs 20 cents.
![TIL that a paper centrifuge has been designed by Manu Prakash in 2016 based on spinning toy, whirligig. It can reach 20,000 rotations per minute and can be used to separate plasma from blood and malarial parasites, operate with hands without electricity and costs 20 cents.]()
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