JILA Breathalyzer Research Highlighted in Scientific American
A versatile tool called an optical frequency comb can detect the signatures of diseases like COVID-19 in exhaled breath. Credit: Jasmina81/Getty Images
JILA and NIST Fellows David Nesbitt's and Jun Ye's recent results in their breathalyzer study have been highlighted in a new article in听Scientific American.听Using frequency combs, a particular type of laser array, scientists could detect specific molecules in the breath, including diseases like COVID-19. This research suggests huge implications for the future of disease diagnosis and prevention.听鈥淲e are training our frequency comb nose using machine learning, and once it鈥檚 trained, it becomes an electronic dog鈥攚ith much greater sensitivity,鈥 Ye says in the article.
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