Engineering a Better Blood Alcohol Sensor
Posted on March 6, 2007 Comments (4)
Scott McCain Aims for Better Blood Alcohol Sensor:
“The device uses light at wavelengths at which skin essentially becomes transparent,” McCain said. “We shine a laser through tissue where it interacts with blood. By analyzing the scattered light that comes back out, we can determine much about the blood’s chemical content.”
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Similar devices hold promise for determining other constituents of blood. For example, they could measure cholesterol or blood sugar in a matter of minutes, McCain said. Ultimately, the goal is to have a sensor that could report a medical reading in less than 10 seconds.
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“We don’t yet know if our blood alcohol sensor will really work,” said McCain. “It wouldn’t be research if we knew what it was all about.”
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March 29th, 2007 @ 4:19 pm
This research,if suceesful,then really helpful for cars driving safety program & also makes better clue for car accidents
April 5th, 2008 @ 1:17 pm
“A novel way to treat cancer has won the top honor at the 2007 Collegiate Inventors Competition, an annual program of the National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation…”
October 23rd, 2008 @ 8:20 am
“To date, Ybarra’s programs have impacted more than 150,000 kids, and with so many programs now in place and spreading, that number increases by about 50,000 students per year…”
May 29th, 2009 @ 1:58 pm
This is a great idea. I don’t argue the effectiveness of the equipment in place today but I do think that there is room for improvement. This is awesome…I love the idea behind it and how it works.