Three Ground-Breaking Miniature Biosensors

kkleiner writes "Over the past few years, several research teams have developed increasingly smaller and cheaper biosensors with improved detection capabilities and faster turnaround times. Whether you are a doctor diagnosing patients in the rural areas of Africa or a Homeland Security agent working to thwart an act of bioterrorism, one of these little devices should be your sidekick."

Ground breaking?

[djupedal]

Ya' mean like 'multispectral imaging '...? Georgia Tech Creates Palm "Tricorder" Scanner Technology [dailytech.com] - 2008

Re:One of these doesn't belong

[LifesABeach]

If I could, I'd mod you up. Personally, I was considering applications applied to customers, like me. It would be nice to have feed back on how my body is doing, and other applications that would allow me to live a healthier life. I guess 7 billion customers are not as exciting as a doctor or bio freak.

Are these the new capabilities for cell phones?

[Centurix]

Biometric monitoring?

Along with 5MP cameras, compass, GPS and inertia sensors could we start seeing cell phones with heart rate monitors, blood O2 sensors and blood-sugar detectors?