Researchers develop world's first fluorescent sensor to detect common illicit date rape drug within seconds
Thursday, March 27, 2014 - 06:30
in Physics & Chemistry
A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed the world's first fluorescent sensor to identify the presence of a drug known as GHB that is commonly used to spike beverages. When the sensor is mixed with a sample of a beverage containing GHB, the mixture changes colour in less than 30 seconds, making detection of the drug fast and easy.