Audio Article: Sensor based on quantum physics could detect SARS-CoV-2 virus

21/12/2021 5 min
Audio Article: Sensor based on quantum physics could detect SARS-CoV-2 virus

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A novel approach to testing for the presence of the virus that causes Covid-19 may lead to tests that are faster, less expensive, and potentially less prone to erroneous results than existing detection methods. Though the work, based on quantum effects, is still theoretical, these detectors could potentially be adapted to detect virtually any virus, the researchers say.

Read the article: http://news.mit.edu/2021/quantum-sensor-detect-covid-1220

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