Purdue University

Building self-tests for the world's most common infectious diseases – with paper

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — When an HIV outbreak hit Indiana's rural Scott County in 2015, the sparsely staffed health department was stretched to confirm cases among an entire community with lab tests ...
The Post-Crescent

See inside Kimberly-Clark's Flushability Lab, where scientists test what can go down the toilet

NEENAH – Have you ever flushed baby wipes down your toilet? How about paper towels? Disinfectant wipes? Maybe some tampons or pads? Well, don't. Those items aren't designed to be flushed, and they can ...
Fast Company

This 20-Cent Paper Centrifuge Uses The Physics Of A Child’s Toy To Lower Lab Costs

Manu Prakash was visiting a health clinic in Uganda when he noticed a centrifuge–an expensive piece of lab equipment–propping the door open. “They were using it as a doorstop, because of course it had ...
PBS

FDA brings lab tests under federal oversight in bid to improve accuracy and safety

WASHINGTON (AP) — Makers of medical tests that have long escaped government oversight will have about four years to show that their new offerings deliver accurate results, under a government rule ...