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laborjournal.bsky.social
Salatschleuder, Sous-Vide-Garer, Camping-Kühlbox – die inoffizielle Laborausstattung ist oft kreativer als kommerzielle Spezialgeräte. Und oft deutlich billiger! … Wir fragen nach euren besten Küchen- und Baumarkt-Labhacks: 👉
www.laborjournal.de/blog/?p=15166
#LabLife #FrugalScience
Salatschleuder als Handzentrifuge: Laborboxen in Kunststoffkorb, blauer Latexhandschuh. Symbolbild für Frugal Science im Biolabor.
August 26, 2026 at 7:28 AM
sam-siwatlaali.bsky.social
Special thanks to @debmonego and @TutuBilgin for the invitation to this Special Issue: ✨ Teaching and Outreach in Molecular Ecology and Evolution ✨
#FrugalScience
#DivulgacionCientifica
November 19, 2024 at 10:09 AM
scicommlab.bsky.social
Manu Prakash @PrakashLab shares how he and his group @TeamFoldscope were inspired to create #Foldscope http://ow.ly/kPYq30jf1Tv #frugalscience #TBT
Foldscope: Origami Based Paper Microscopes • iBiology
Manu Prakash explains why and how he created the foldscop...
ow.ly
March 6, 2025 at 5:01 AM
hollyastuart.bsky.social
"We should be allowed to build questions that come from our experiences, not just a textbook." ~Manu Prakash

#FearlessMicroscopy #STEAM #FrugalScience #EquityAndAccess #EduSky

www.quantamagazine.org/how-paradoxi...
How Paradoxical Questions and Simple Wonder Lead to Great Science | Quanta Magazine
Manu Prakash works on the world’s most urgent problems and seemingly frivolous questions at the same time. They add up to a philosophy he calls “recreational biology.”
www.quantamagazine.org
May 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
marcoramaioli.bsky.social
Extremely inspiring.
Beside #frugalscience and #innovation, I also recommend the talk to #citizenscience enthusiasts.
December 3, 2024 at 6:21 PM
ibeidlabex.bsky.social
🧬 Don’t miss the inspiring keynote by Manu Prakash about #frugalscience and #innovation, renowned biophysicist and innovator during our Adapting to Change conference 👇

@pasteur.fr
@prakashlab.bsky.social
@ibeidlabex.bsky.social

www.labexibeid.fr/en/keynote-m...
Don’t Miss Dr. Prakash’s Keynote Lecture – Watch Now - Labex IBEID
Watch Now the Keynote lecture of Manu Prakash about frugal science during the Adapting to Change conference by IBEID
www.labexibeid.fr
December 3, 2024 at 10:42 AM
prakashlab.bsky.social
For a deeper sense of frugal science philosphyband principles behind this Stanford class - see our past projects several of which have scaled to reach millions across the globe.

PrakashLab.stanford.edu

#frugalScience #Stanford
Prakash Lab
PrakashLab.stanford.edu
January 4, 2026 at 9:53 PM
prakashlab.bsky.social
After all the anticipation - FrugalScience 2026 - a collaborative global collective is LIVE again for 2026 season.

www.frugalscience.org

Apply - deadline 9th January (midnight)
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January 4, 2026 at 9:53 PM
prakashlab.bsky.social
(1/n) Excited to announce FrugalScience 2025 (www.frugalscience.org). In its 5th year - Frugal science is a global community of creators engaged in bringing affordable solutions to the world. Anyone around the world can sign up (for free): form here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
April 8, 2025 at 12:42 AM
teamfoldscope.bsky.social
🌏 Foldscope in Nepal

Mercer University students brought Foldscopes to classrooms in Nepal, giving hundreds of students their first hands-on experience with microscopy.

📰 Read more:
den.mercer.edu/mercer-stude...

#foldscope #scienceforall #frugalscience #microscopy #nepal #stemeducation
September 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
teamfoldscope.bsky.social
We are excited to share that Christopher Lowe has joined Foldscope Instruments as our new Director of Growth 🚀

Welcome, Chris! We are so glad to have you with us as we continue to grow our global impact 🔬

#Foldscope #TeamFoldscope #ScienceForAll #STEMEducation #FrugalScience #Microscopy
June 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
teamfoldscope.bsky.social
🎉 Congratulations to our May Foldscoper of the Month, Shreyansh Swarit Sahoo! 🎉

🔬 He first encountered Foldscope while taking part in the Lodha Genius Programme at Ashoka University.

Explore more of his work on Microcosmos: microcosmos.foldscope.com

#Foldscope #FoldscoperOfTheMonth #FrugalScience
June 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
teamfoldscope.bsky.social
📚 New Blog Post: Foldscope In The Classroom – In The Garden: Roots, Stems, and Leaves 🌱🔬

Perfect for spring science in the classroom.

👉 foldscope.com/blogs/blog/f...

#Foldscope #STEMEducation #GardenScience #Microscopy #PlantBiology #FrugalScience #ScienceForAll #ClassroomSTEM #Microcosmos
Foldscope In The Classroom: In The Garden 4: Roots, Stems, and Leaves
Summary: Roots, stems, and leaves are the first visible signs of plant growth in the spring. Research questions can focus on microscopic changes throughout the growing season on a single plant…
foldscope.com
June 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
teamfoldscope.bsky.social
📢 New Blog Post → Foldscope Collaboration with Health In Your Hands Diagnostics
by Phillip Koether (Co-founder, Health In Your Hands Diagnostics)

👉 foldscope.com/blogs/blog/f...

IG @healthinyourhands.diagnostics

#Foldscope #FrugalScience #STEM #Diagnostics #HealthInnovation #Schistosomiasis
Foldscope Collaboration with Health In Your Hands Diagnostics
by Phillip Koether (Health In Your Hands Diagnostics co-founder)   Hi, I'm Phillip Koether, co-founder of the non-profit Health In Your Hands Diagnostics, where our mission is to bring innovative,…
foldscope.com
June 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
mwnautilus.bsky.social
#DIYNAFLUOR: A portable #OpenSource #DIY plug-&-play nucleic acid #fluorometer for #eDNA quantification:

-cost: <$40
-solder-free assembly from #3Dprinted parts

Preprint: doi.org/10.1101/2024...
GitHub: github.com/traulab/DIYN...
#DIYbio #lab #instruments #FrugalScience #fluorescence
March 19, 2025 at 12:55 PM
mwnautilus.bsky.social
#PRNTDpump: #OpenSource nonelectric spring-driven #syringe #pump with #3Dprinted components for #microfluidic applications:

-no external power requirement (off-grid usage)
-fabrication cost: $25-30

doi.org/10.1016/j.oh...
#DIYbio #lab #instruments #microfluidics #FrugalScience
August 31, 2024 at 11:19 AM
mwnautilus.bsky.social
#OpenCell: A $50 #OpenSource 3-in-1 device for #DNA #extraction:

-combines bead #homogenizer, #microcentrifuge & vortex #mixer
-RPM measurement
-programmable timers
-battery operation
-optional speed control

doi.org/10.1371/jour...
#DIYbio #lab #instruments #FrugalScience #science #research
June 4, 2024 at 8:58 AM
mwnautilus.bsky.social
A low-cost ($15), #OpenSource #3Dprinted #centrifuge adaptor for separating large volume #clinical #blood samples:
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
#DIYbio #lab #instruments #FrugalScience #centrifugation
February 7, 2024 at 2:09 PM
mwnautilus.bsky.social
3D-Fuge: A #3Dprinted hand-powered #OpenSource #centrifuge for molecular biology:

-volume capacity up to 2 mL
-up to 6,000 rpm
-remote field application

doi.org/10.1371/jour...
#DIYbio #lab #instruments #STEM #MINT #education #FrugalScience
February 7, 2024 at 1:58 PM
mwnautilus.bsky.social
#ESPressoscope: A small & powerful #OpenSource platform for multi-configurable in situ #microscopy:

-portable digital time-lapse #imaging
-#WiFi-access
-#spectrophotometer

doi.org/10.1101/2024...
#DIYbio #lab #instruments #microscope #microfluidics #spectroscopy #FrugalScience
February 6, 2024 at 2:25 PM
mwnautilus.bsky.social
Frugal #innovation: Why low cost doesn’t have to mean low impact:
www.nature.com/articles/d41... #DIYbio #OpenSource #OpenScience #FrugalScience
December 8, 2023 at 1:36 PM
mwnautilus.bsky.social
#AirQo: An #OpenSource #3Dprinted #particulate matter #air #quality sensing kit designed for low-resource settings:
doi.org/10.1016/j.oh...
#DIYtech #sensor #pollution #FrugalScience #environment #instruments
November 22, 2023 at 2:08 PM
mwnautilus.bsky.social
#LEGO-style low-cost (<5 €), #OpenSource, #3Dprinted potential alternative to a commercial #spectrophotometer:
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
#DIYbio #lab #instruments #FrugalScience #STEM #MINT #education #hackerspace #CitSci #CitizenScience #spectroscopy #photometer #LED
November 10, 2023 at 3:02 PM
roliroberts.bsky.social
It feels a while since we've featured #FrugalScience at @plosbiology.org - but here's one! Why pay >$3000 for a non-portable isothermal fluorimeter when you can make a portable one for just $60? Nice work from Francisco Quero, @jenny-molloy.bsky.social, Ariel Lindner et al.
plosbiology.org PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · May 29
Commercial isothermal fluorimeters are pricey & unsuitable for field work, limiting their use in low-resource settings. @jenny-molloy.bsky.social &co develop an #open-source, #low-cost, portable isothermal #fluorimeter designed for various biotech applications @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/3FA7Fmn
The shows an exploded view of the qByte device in the foreground, alongside a smartphone displaying output data app, with a fully assembled unit in the background. qByte is an open-source, 8-tube isothermal fluorimeter developed to address these barriers by offering a cost-effective (∼$60), yet production-ready solution. Its compact form factor, along with compatibility with smartphones and laptops for data readout, makes it well-suited for both laboratory and field use.
May 29, 2025 at 8:23 AM
karenedaniels.bsky.social
I've been teaching a granular imaging class here in Bangalore, and yesterday we built #frugalscience versions of a refractive index matched scanning apparatus to get a feel for how the technique works. Laser pointer, glass stirring rod, red hydrogel beads, sugar water, plastic box.
A hand holding a laser pointer, shining through a glass stirrer (cylindrical lens), illuminating a hydrogel bead packing with the resulting laser sheet. The dyed red beads are illuminated as circular cross sections.
December 7, 2023 at 4:48 AM