Google – AFP, 18 March 2014
Tokyo —
Japan's Toshiba on Tuesday unveiled a breathalyser which it says can detect a
wide range of diseases just 30 seconds after users blow into the machine.
The device,
about the size of a small dishwasher, has a nozzle in which users blow several
times.
It then
analyses the puffs for traces of several gases which can signal the presence of
several health problems including diabetes, stomach ailments and even the
ordinary hangover.
"A
breath exhaled into the machine is irradiated with an infrared laser, and then
trace gases are detected" the company said in a statement.
The gases
include acetaldehyde, methane and acetone, all of which can point to the
presence of various health problems.
Toshiba
said it would expand the number of gases -- and diseases -- that its machine
can detect, with an eye to starting commercial production next year.
The
healthcare segment is a key unit for Toshiba, which is best known for its
consumer electronics.
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