National Institute For Materials Science Researchers In Japan Develop Cancer-Detecting Sensor

In the future, it may become possible for an individual to easily check their health by connecting a sensor to a smartphone or other device. There are also hopes the world’s growing medical expenditures could be curbed by the early detection of disease.

Now the Japan-based National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) announced the development of a small sensor capable of detecting substances in a person’s exhalations with high accuracy by analyzing the odor of the breath.

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