Guwahati researchers develop portable device that detects TB using smartphones
A portable device to detect tuberculosis with the help of a smartphone has been developed by a team of researchers at Tezpur University in Assam.
The new device, developed by a team led by professor Pabitra Nath of the Department of Physics, does not need any chemicals or dyes.
It uses the natural glow (autofluorescence) of TB bacteria for detection and has a built-in heating system, Nath said.
