Smart Phones for Medical Diagnosis

Some industry verticals tend to be lead adopters of new technology, while others tend to lag. Historically, the financial sector has lead adoption of most new technologies. Medical segments tend to lag. But smart phones, sensor and apps might change that.

And that is one reason e-health tends to get attention from communications service providers. Use of a standard smart phone as a medical sensor could dramatically change the adoption profile.

That’s the vision of a team of researchers at the California Institute of Technology. Led by Nate Lewis, a chemist, the team is developing an e-nose that can sense chemical vapors and enable diagnosis, says Technology Reports.