A “lab on a chip” built into a USB stick, the device can run off any computer or tablet with a USB and diagnose HIV from small blood samples.
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Researchers create saliva powered fuel cells
Researchers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia, and Penn State University recently published a paper in Nature Magazine showcasing their work on a saliva powered microbial fuel cell.
Body Implant uses mobile networks to detect potential diseases
Swiss scientists have developed a tiny, portable personal blood testing laboratory that sends data through mobile phone network
Another amazing invention from John Roger’s lab at University of Illinois
Now Rogers, in a paper published in the journal Science, has unveiled what he calls “transient electronics”, which are made of silicon, magnesium and silk, that can be implanted subcutaneously for a specific purpose and once they have served that purpose will automatically dissolve harmlessly into the human body.
New “acoustic tweezer” lab-on-a-chip has major implications on race to build medical tricorder
Penn State University researchers have discovered a new technique for sorting cells on a chip no bigger than a dime using acoustic waves.
Nokia and Tricorder X Prize Foundation announce Sensing X CHALLENGE
Nokia and the XPrize Foundation announce the Nokia Sensing X CHALLENGE as a complement to the on-going Qualcomm Tricorder X Challenge.
Smartphone smelling technology tasked with sniffing out disease
Researchers at the California Institute of Technology are developing an “electronic nose” that is capable of detecting chemical vapors. The team is led by Nate Lewis, a chemist.
Smartphones with sensitive touchscreens could one day diagnose diseases
Smartphones have the potential to one day diagnose diseases by taking the lab-on-a-chip concept and using the touchscreens to diagnose fluid samples
Detecting ovarian cancer using a medical app on a smart phone
A paper recently published in Lab on a Chip (a RSC Publication) by researchers from Harvard Medical School describes a new technique to read ELISA results with a cell phone camera.