thermometers
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Researchers Created a Simple App That Turns Your Smartphone Screen Into an Accurate Thermometer
Device makers have struggled to incorporate temperature sensors into smartphones and smartwatches to turn them into medically accurate body thermometers, but researchers at the University of Washington claim they’ve come up with a way to turn an off-the-shelf smartphone into exactly that–with nothing but a new app. They’re calling it FeverPhone.
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Smart Thermometers Could Be Key To Tracking The Coronavirus, For Better Or Worse
When it comes to tracking the spread of one of the worst pandemics in recent memory, personal privacy has taken a bit of a backburner. It’s resulted in some pitches that are leaving some tech sceptics more than a bit uncomfortable—like sharing our mobile phone’s location data with the federal government, or mandating app downloads…
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Withings Thermo Review: A Super-Accurate Infrared Thermometer
The most accurate way to take an infant’s temperature — a rectal thermometer — is also one of the most unpleasant. But infants the world over will wail a sigh of relief now that Withings’ new Thermo, which requires just a forehead sweep to detect a fever, is finally available.
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Tiny Diamond Thermometer Can Take The Temperature Of A Single Cell
Turns out diamonds have powers beyond bringing bling-happy jewellery enthusiasts and hopeful lovers to their knees. Harvard researchers have figured out how to make the shiny little pebbles into the world’s tiniest thermometers. How tiny? Small enough to take the temperature of an individual cell.