A Pocket Molecular Sensor For All!

[steppa]

SCiO is a tiny spectrometer and allows you to get instant relevant information about the chemical make-up of just about anything around you, sent directly to your smartphone.

Wouldn't this be useful for us?

Here's the Link to the Kickstarter Campaign .

 

[joedirt]

SCiO is a tiny spectrometer and allows you to get instant relevant information about the chemical make-up of just about anything around you, sent directly to your smartphone.

Wouldn't this be useful for us?

Here's the Link to the Kickstarter Campaign .

If this materializes it will be a game changer on so many levels....

For instance the debate about pesticide residue on food will come to a screeching halt as everyone is able to instantly confirm or deny the presence of these chemicals..

 

[3rdI]

this would be so cool. I really hope it gets done.

 

[obliguhl]

Pardon my french but WTF.
Isn't that the tricorder right there?

 

[Eyo]

Pardon my french but WTF.
Isn't that the tricorder right there?

My thought exactly! I bet this piece of technology can develop in real interesting ways

 

[obliguhl]

Combine that with this: Scanadu Scout
If you also want a medical tricorder

 

[bindu]

SCiO is a tiny spectrometer and allows you to get instant relevant information about the chemical make-up of just about anything around you, sent directly to your smartphone.

Wouldn't this be useful for us?

Here's the Link to the Kickstarter Campaign .

While i do love the general idea of of such a device, i would not like all information about substances that i check to be transferred to my sneaky spying smartphone...

 

[۩]

True, but that's where burners come in handy.
Put that sucker in airplane mode with a sticker over the camera and go on a wild drug analysis spree.