(NIH)
The U.S. Army has awarded a grant to TruTouch Technologies, a developer of alcohol testing systems in Albuquerque, New Mexico, for the company to further develop its technology. The grant for $438,000 was awarded by the United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command and the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center at Fort Detrick, Maryland.
TruTouch Technologies bases its system on spectrometry. The system sends a beam of harmless near-infared light to the subject’s skin (finger or forearm), which analyzes the light reflected and absorbed. The analysis indicates the molecular structure of the chemicals in the subject’s body, including alcohol content.
The test does not require taking any fluid samples or stocking any disposable supplies (e.g. sample cups) and gives results in a few seconds, according to TruTouch. The test also provides a unique biometric identifier to ensure test integrity and prevent sample mis-identification or loss.
Markets for the technology include workplace safety, medical diagnosis, alcohol point-of-sale testing, law enforcement, and vehicle safety.
RSS - Posts
The concept of non invasive testing is a welcome sight. Basing on how its going to work will prevent tampering of evidence and can come up with accurate results. Also, the results will be readily available as it will only take a few seconds.
Jonas Thatcher
audiocreed forums – Indexing art,
literature, science & philosophy