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Nokia Phones + Strap-On Microscope = Malaria Detection Kit
A team at the University of Berkeley has transformed the humble Nokia N73 into a malaria-testing microscope that can send images to labs using a wireless network. Malaria is diagnosed by putting a blood sample on a treated slide, then examining the slide through a microscope.
Although there are many areas of the world where microscopes are unavailable, cell phones are becoming ubiquitous. The development team, lead by Daniel Fletcher, realized that the world’s cellular networks could be a cheap way to move information from the field to a lab. They used off-the-shelf parts to design a cheap and effective microscope that can be easily attached to the cameraphone.
Fletcher is enthusiastic about other possibilities. He told New Scientest, “Cell counting is the main thing we have done. Additional things could include annotating an image to point out a problem or a question to be answered by a doctor at a central hospital.”
(via RWW)