Scientists have designed an ultra-miniaturised device that could image single cells without the need for a microscope or make chemical fingerprint analysis possible from within a smartphone... Read more
ETH researchers have developed a compact infrared spectrometer. It’s small enough to fit on a computer chip but can still open up interesting possibilities – in space and in everyday life. N... Read more
Micro-spectrometer opens door to a wealth of new smartphone functions Use your smartphone to check how clean the air is, whether food is fresh or a lump is malignant. This has all come a ste... Read more
Besides identifying spoiled food, other possible applications include the analysis of drugs, cosmetics and even forgery detection. Foodies who’ve ever dreamed of having superher... Read more
Can it monitor liver disease by analyzing patients’ breath? Nobel Prize winner C. V. Raman discovered in the 1920s that bombarding a substance with light excites its molecules and sca... Read more