News tagged with breathalyzer

Soap-sniffing technology encourages hand washing to reduce hospital-acquired infections, save money

Medicine & Health / Diseases

Jun 03, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1

Call it a Breathalyzer for the hands. Using sensors capable of detecting drugs in breath, new technology developed at University of Florida monitors health-care workers' hand hygiene by detecting sanitizer or soap fumes given ...

New technology detects chemical weapons in seconds

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

Oct 05, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Scientists at Queen's University Belfast are developing new sensors to detect chemical agents and illegal drugs which will help in the fight against the threat of terrorist attacks.

Breathalyzer test detects lung cancer: study

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

Aug 30, 2009 | 5 / 5 (4) | 1

Scientists in Israel have devised a portable breath tester that detects lung cancer with 86 percent accuracy, according to a study released Sunday.

'Wristwatch' biosensor to track alcohol use

Electronics /

Jan 20, 2006 | 3.4 / 5 (14) | 0

The device looks like a runner’s digital watch. Black, plastic and oversized, it dominates mathematician Gary Rosen’s wrist. But what Rosen has strapped on is no simple timepiece. It’s one of the very few prototypes ...

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