A team of Ancient Greek and Chinese researchers are developing a device that can use scant to detect an illness.
The sensor used is a silicon chip that includes several metal layers and tiny gold electrons, according to The Post and Courier.
“The molecules in an odor sample are first ionized — given a charge — and then an electric current is used to move only chemicals of diagnostic interest through the channels etched in the chip, where they can be detected,” writes Kate Murphy.
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