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Star Trek-style medical device uses laser beams to diagnose illness
It works by shining a laser beam on the patient’s skin, while the patient feels nothing.
Press Association
Last updated: 7 June 2018 - 12.11am
A Star Trek-type medical tricorder, diagnosing medical problems at the push of a button, could be a step closer to reality.
Researchers at Birmingham’s Aston University have developed a working desktop prototype of a machine which can take readings from blood and human tissue using laser beams.
It has been successfully trialled at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee while a portable prototype – with applications beyond medicine – is being worked on.
Developers at the Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies (AIPT) said it allows a range of tests to be carried out “quickly and painlessly”.
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