LCARS 24 0 Posted March 3, 2007 Purdue University's prototype handheld (22 lb.) "tricorder" is a mass spectrometer that does ultrafast chemical analysis, using desorption electrospray ionization. Two startup companies are working on commercializing versions of it. Article & photo: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/...70227104038.htm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Entil'Zha 0 Posted April 15, 2007 I read about this in an issue of Scientific American...I'd love to get my hands on one of these and see what was growing in my dad's fridge... :P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites