This new low-cost plastic sensor can help in early diagnosis of diseases

Scientists have developed a low-cost sensor made from semiconducting plastic that can be used to diagnose or monitor a wide range of health conditions, such as surgical complications or neurodegenerative diseases. The sensor can measure the amount of critical metabolites, such as lactate or glucose, that are present in sweat, tears, saliva or blood, and, when incorporated into a diagnostic device, could allow health conditions to be monitored quickly, cheaply and accurately. The device, described in the journal Science Advances, has a far simpler design than existing sensors, and opens…

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Sensor To Detect Vitamin B12 Deficiency In a Jiffy

Researchers from University of Adelaide have developed a world’s first optical sensor that can detect vitamin B12 in diluted human blood – a novel step towards developing a low-cost and portable deficiency test. Vitamin B12 deficiency is associated with an increased risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Such a device would enable the tracking of vitamin B12 levels in high-risk patients and early intervention can help overcome the limitations of current testing methods which are time-consuming and costly. “Vitamin B12 deficiency has been shown to be a potential modifiable risk…

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Xiaomi Mi Max With 6.44-Inch display, Fingerprint Sensor released

Xiaomi at its Tuesday event in China unveiled its new MIUI eight ROM. The chinese language agency aside from the new ROM additionally found out the new Mi Max phone. the new Xiaomi Mi Max providing a large 6.44-inch full-HD (1080×1920) 342ppi display might be the biggest telephone inside the enterprise’s lineup in phrases of display size. Xiaomi in a tweet, wrote, “Meet #MiMax, our biggest phone yet.” The Xiaomi Mi Max sports an all-metal frame and could be to be had in dark gray, Gold, and Silver shades. The…

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LeEco Le 1s (Eco) With wi-five.wi-five-Inch display, Fingerprint Sensor launched at Rs. 10,899

LeEco on Tuesday, along launching its ‘Supertainment’ services in India, also announced a brand new variant of its Le 1s telephone in India. as a substitute confusingly called the LeEco Le 1s (Eco), the phone is priced at Rs. 10,899. It comes with a free 1-year subscription to LeEco membership, that’s priced at Rs. 4,900. The ‘Made for India’ and ‘Made in India’ telephone will feature guide for 10 Indian languages. The business enterprise additionally announced that the cellphone may be available at a special introductory rate of Rs. 9,999…

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Gionee W909 Flip Phone With Dual Touchscreens, Fingerprint Sensor Launched

As expected, Gionee on Tuesday launched its W909 clamshell Android smartphone in China. Priced at CNY 3,999 (roughly Rs. 41,000), the handset is already up for pre-orders in the country. Its availability details outside China have not yet been mentioned. It is worth mentioning that the Gionee W909 is also arguably one of the first flip phones in the market to come with a fingerprint sensor, USB Type-C port, and dual touchscreens as well. It sports a metal build and houses some high-end specifications under-the-hood. The Gionee W909 runs Android…

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Xiaomi Redmi 3 ‘Pro’ With 3GB of RAM, Fingerprint Sensor Launched

Xiaomi on Tuesday unveiled a variant of its Redmi 3 smartphone in China, called the Redmi 3 ‘Pro’ or ‘high version’, featuring some upgrades in the memory, inbuilt storage, and sensor areas. The new Xiaomi Redmi 3 variant has been priced at CNY 899 (approximately Rs. 9,000) and will become available in China next month, with its first flash sale on April 6. To recall, the original Redmi 3 was priced at CNY 699 at launch. As of now, there is no word on the handset’s availability in other markets…

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