Seeing through food and drug fakes and frauds

Wednesday, March 20, 2019 - 07:20 in Psychology & Sociology

If we could tell authentic from counterfeit or adulterated drugs and foods just by looking at them, we could save money and lives every year, especially in the developing world, where the problem is worst. Unfortunately, the technologies that can detect what a sample is made of are expensive, energy-intensive, and largely unavailable in regions where they are needed most.

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