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Another Tricorder Mod For the iPhone

By Keith Cowing
April 8, 2013
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Researchers Transform iPhone Into High-quality Medical Imaging Device, Optical Society of America

“In a feat of technology tweaking that would rival MacGyver, a team of researchers from the University of California, Davis has transformed everyday iPhones into medical-quality imaging and chemical detection devices. With materials that cost about as much as a typical app, the decked-out smartphones are able to use their heightened senses to perform detailed microscopy and spectroscopy.”

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