How To Save 51 Billion Lives With Simple Engineering

[Jonathan C]

I saw a video that I thought you folks would appreciate. Inventor creates a simple microscope and centrifuge for malaria detection.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf-D1Upn-KU

 

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[ZF Lee]

Incredible!
Should this be given approval for distribution, it will be a potential winner.
IMO I wish the malaria detectors could be produced in the form of liquid indicators though. Just drip in the water and see a colour change. I'll leave that to the chemists though!

This reminds me of a lot of products manufactured on the low which helps millions and billions....
a. Seatbelts. Quite a simple strap slung across the driver, but they do reduce accident fatalities.

b. Special drinking cups that create lines on them if the drink in the cups are drugged by some nefarious individual. Saves girls from alcohol drugging incidents.


c. condoms (gasp). Simple plastic apparatuses, but they have done relatively well in prevention of sexually transmitted diseases and birth control.

I can go on, but these were a few things that popped up. Innovation is the best way to provide Fastlane value.

 

[OldFaithful]

That was fascinating, thanks. I love simple solutions!

 

[JAJT]

One of the more interesting science videos I've seen in a while.

Thanks for the share!

 

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