Biochip Can ID Illicit Drugs: Researchers

Iria · Apr 28, 2006, 07:37 PM

Source: Yahoo! News
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A tiny biochip that can quickly identify illicit drugs including cocaine and amphetamines has been developed by a Taiwan research collaboration led by Professor Chi-Kuang Sun of the National Taiwan University.

The Optical Society of America (OSA) said Thursday that the Taiwan research will be presented at a meeting it will co-sponsor next month in Long Beach, Calif. Inside the biochip, a small transmitter beams electromagnetic radiation in the terahertz (THz) range – between the microwave and infrared ranges – to determine the distinctive chemical fingerprints of the powder being examined.

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Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Biochip Can ID Illicit Drugs: Researchers Source: Yahoo! News __________ A tiny biochip that can quickly identify illicit drugs including cocaine and amphetamines has been developed by a Taiwan research collaboration led by Professor Chi-Kuang Sun of the National Taiwan University. The Optical Society of America (OSA) said Thursday that the Taiwan research will be presented at a meeting it will co-sponsor next month in Long Beach, Calif. Inside the biochip, a small transmitter beams electromagnetic radiation in the terahertz (THz) range – between the microwave and infrared ranges – to determine the distinctive chemical fingerprints of the powder being examined.