X-Prize race to build a working "Tricorder"

Yep, I love this type of stuff, seeing how far our real life tech can approach science fiction. There are so many amazing, barely believable things happening out there that its impossible to keep track of it all. Sometimes it strikes me that we live in an age of magic, and scarcely even realize it.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-29067115

Dr Spock’s tricorder could soon be ‘fact, not science fiction’, allowing people all over the world diagnose their own illnesses. This is according to a group of engineers who have set up a £6 million ($10 million) competition to develop a real-life version of the Star Trek gadget.

 

The Qualcomm Tricorder X Prize, launched last year, hopes to inspire a wireless device capable of detecting a range of diseases, including anemia, tuberculosis and diabetes.

 

Now ten finalists have been chosen from a diverse range of backgrounds including a team backed by Nasa and the Bill Gates Foundation, and others who come from university departments. 

According to the rules, finalists must demonstrate their devices on humans next year and three winners will be announced in 2016, with a top prize of £4.3 million ($7 million).

 

 

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