Turkeys inspire smartphone-capable early warning system for toxins
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 11:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
(Phys.org) —Some may think of turkeys as good for just lunch meat and holiday meals. But bioengineers at the University of California, Berkeley, saw inspiration in the big birds for a new type of biosensor that changes color when exposed to chemical vapors. This feature makes the sensors valuable detectors of toxins or airborne pathogens.