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intrepidity

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2. I envisioned this sort of tech over a decade ago

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Mon Jul 22, 2024, 02:34 PM

Jul 2024

My first idea was for a radiation detector that plugs into a smartphone, this was after Fukishima.

But anything optics based is fair game now, what with recent advances. Just teach the public the utility, create demand, costs lower and we're off! Exciting time to be alive for sure.

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Low-cost, smartphone-based spectrometer could tell you whether something is good to eat or not [View all] Judi Lynn Jul 2024 OP

I've long thought there would be a market for kitchen spectrometers, but I would distrust a phone unit.. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2024 #1

I envisioned this sort of tech over a decade ago intrepidity Jul 2024 #2