On The Path Toward A "Star Trek"-Style Sick Bay
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 20:30
in Physics & Chemistry
A non-invasive disease detection facility has been unveiled for use in Leicester Royal Infirmary's A&E department. It will detect the "sight, smell and feel" of disease without the use of invasive probes, blood tests, or other time-consuming and uncomfortable procedures.If you're thinking that sounds like Dr. McCoy's tricorder on the "Star Trek" television series, you are right. But right now it's more like his sick bay than a portable device.The University of Leicester have three different types of cutting-edge technology in combination under a range of situations. All the methods are non-invasive and could speed up diagnosis.read more