For people with food sensitivities, dining out can be a hassle at best and dangerous at worst. But soon, a new portable ...

Allergen Alert got my attention at CES. The company, a spin-off of global diagnostics firm, bioMérieux, is trying to make ...

Roughly the size of a paperback book, the company’s “mini lab” aims to bring professional-grade analytical testing directly ...

A new portable device can detect food allergies or gluten directly in a meal with laboratory-level precision. Unveiled by ...

Researchers at Imperial College London say they have developed a novel lab-on-a-chip infection test that could provide less expensive and faster portable diagnostics. The chip, known as TriSilix, is a ...

Portable lab with the capacity to screen millions of bacteria in water samples could boost water safety. A suitcase-size portable testing laboratory could cut back the time and money spent on ...

Researchers have demonstrated a prototype of a rapid COVID-19 molecular test and a simple-to-use, portable instrument for reading the results with a smartphone in 30 minutes, which could enable ...

An illustration featuring a spectrometer with its scanner set on a bag of substances. The background features several geometric shapes and math symbols. The words "methamphetamine" and ...

The PCR test is the most accurate tool to identify SARS-CoV-2. However, valid results are often available only after days. Moreover, the laboratory must be well equipped, have trained personnel and ...

A tiny new silicon-based lab-on-chip test could pave the way for cheap handheld infectious disease testing. The chip, developed at Imperial College London and known as TriSilix, is a 'micro laboratory ...