Google has been known to get involved in some unusual projects, like Google Glass, Project Ara, and self-driving cars. However, the goings-on at its life sciences division take the cake in terms of unusual endeavours. Google has been working on a bracelet that can detect cancer cells. The idea is still being tweaked, so don’t be expecting any miracles within the next few years, but the evidence is pleasing at this point.
The way the device works is after a pill packed with nanoparticles is swallowed, the particles circulate throughout the body on the hunt for cancer cells. Once they find some, they light up and make their way under the bracelet, which they are attracted to by magnets. The skin had to be made to simulate real human arms in order to test the prototype in action. Many skins were made to represent multiple types of dermal characteristics: thick, thin, light, dark, (etc.)
This does sound like a tool from Star Trek, so you can be forgiven for being a little bit skeptical. To help remove some of that skepticism, watch the video below from the Atlantic and learn more.
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Via: Engadget
Source: The Atlantic
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