JILA’s Comb Breathalyzer (VIDEO)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Caption

NIST/JILA Fellows Jun Ye and David Nesbitt built a breathalyzer that identifies biomarkers of disease by measuring the colors and amounts of light absorbed as a laser frequency comb passes through breath samples inside a glass tube.

Credit

J. Wang/NIST

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