Now, Check Your Blood Sugar Levels Using A Smartphone

Scientists from Polytechnique Montreal and Gorilla Glass manufacturer Corning have developed a new display sensor for smartphones that can allow a user to check his/her blood sugar levels (if diabetic), assess body temperature, and even analyze DNA. The sensors can be embedded within the smartphone's display. It can work with platforms such as Apple's HomeKit in order to provide more information about one's health.

Also, the researchers have developed their first laser-written light-guiding systems that could initiate these advancements. The systems can shot lasers into glass to create pathways that transmit data in the form of small beams of light. On the other hand, the waveguides act as a tunnel that channel light.

The scientist said that the approach created by the team is nearly 10 times better at minimizing loss compared to previous ones made with lasers. These sensors could be embedded in biomedical sensors into tablets and window pc's as well. They also added that the technology could also be used to add security to mobile devices and monitor carbon-monoxide levels in the air as well.

Paper co-author Raman Kashyap, a professor of electrical engineering and engineering physics at Polytechnique Montreal, said in a statement, "We're opening the Pandora's box at the moment." Now that the technique is viable, "it's up to people to invent new uses" for it, he added.

SOURCE-GIZNET