This Week in Making: Maker Faire Cairo, Crazy Crayons, Casting Tips, and More
This past week we went to Cairo for an amazing Maker Faire, learned what a pulse oximeter was, played with crayons, and more!
Medical equipment
Origami Microscope for Just 50 Cents
The Foldscope is a disposable paper microscope that uses tiny spherical lenses. And it costs 50 cents.
16 Cool Old Medical Devices (Donated to my Hackerspace)
Some kind soul donated a bunch of old medical devices to my hackerspace, the Hack Factory — equipment so ancient that there was no way it would ever again be used in a medical setting… And what better place to donate a bunch of sweet junk than a hackerspace?
“Design For Hack” in Medicine
MacGyvering nurses and Legos are helping to create MEDIKits for better health care.
How Toys Can Save Lives on CNN’s The Next List This Sunday (April 1)
CNN’s The Next List this Sunday, April 1, will profile Jose Gomez-Marquez, who hacks toys to make inexpensive and flexible medical equipment for developing countries.
Have Biosensor, Will Liberate Data
OpenYou project hacking with mass-market heart rate monitors and other biosensors can improve medical care in the developing world.
