The Foldscope-An Innovative Educational Cum Research T: A Study on Arsenic Resistant Bacteria - Softcover

Buragohain, Mridul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 6202557656 ISBN 13: 9786202557658

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2020

Synopsis

Foldscope is an optical microscope which is very easy and affordable for mankind.The Foldscope was developed by a team led by Dr. Manu Prakash and his student Dr. Jim Cybulski from Stanford University, USA. It is a part of the “frugal science” movement which aims to make cheap and easy tools available for scientific use in the developing world. Foldscopes allow for self-discovery learning, which promotes inquiry in the field. The foldscope technology that is available to students allows more use of technology both inside and outside the classroom that is helpful for learning. The uses for a foldscope in a classroom are endless. Application of this low-cost microscopy technology to a different domain of microscopic study would help people to better understanding microscopic world around us including microorganisms and micro- structure to the fields and further enhancing scientific temperament among the masses.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 6202557656
• ISBN 13: 9786202557658
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 72