Awardee of a $400,000 5-year National Science Foundation grant is developing the technology for a device that "...will result in a noninvasive approach for breast cancer detection.”
An acoustic resonant sensor is at the core of the development. Smaller than the diameter of a human hair, the sensor produces nearly immediate results, reducing patient anxiety. Read the whole news release at:
http://munews.missouri.edu/news-releases/2010/0217-small-liquid-sensor-may-detect-cancer-instantly-could-lead-to-home-detection-kit/
http://www.techmanage.net/tmablog/article.php?story=20100311132241855