Cambridge builds $10 chip that could put a lab on your wrist
In short
- The optical sensor costs about $10 and is small enough for wearable technology.
- In tests it identified foods, plastics and medicines with 100% accuracy.
- It has been shown to monitor blood glucose, alcohol and other health markers without invasive procedures.
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The device brings laboratory-level precision into a package small enough to wear. Its tests so far cover food, plastics and medicines, and it has shown it can track blood glucose and alcohol without breaking the skin. These results come from testing, so the path to everyday use is still ahead.
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Cambridge researchers have created a groundbreaking $10 optical sensor that delivers the precision of laboratory equipment in a device small enough for wearable technology. It identified foods, plastics, and medicines with 100% accuracy in tests and demonstrated the ability to monitor blood glucose, alcohol, and other health markers without invasive procedures.
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