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Thumb-sized scanner tells you what things are made of

Sure to be a standard of all CSI kits of the future, Kickstarter startup SCiO has come up with a tiny Star Trek tricorder-like spectrometer that reveals the molecular make-up of materials, both organic and not.

In practical terms for dieters, just pointing SCiO at food reveals its ripeness, number of calories and nutritional value. You’ll be able to scan plastics to ascertain their recyclability, home brewers will be able to more accurately monitor alcohol levels, detect what’s in that pill your doctor prescribed, what’s in those cosmetics, how healthy your plants or potting soil are, and discern the difference between a diamond and zirconium, fake from real leather, and real from counterfeit cash.

Stewart Wolpin

Full Story: http://www.dvice.com/2014-5-12/thumb-sized-scanner-tells-you-what-things-are-made

(Many thanks to David Nelson for sharing this)

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