"Real-life Tricorder" To Be Tested On International Space Station

cylonlover writes "While still impressive, the capabilities of early 'tricorders,' such as the Scanadu and Dr Jansen's tricorder, fall well short of the Star Trek device that inspired them. But a new miniaturized version of a flow cytometer called the Microflow to be tested on the International Space Station (ISS) brings the age of instant diagnosis of medical conditions using a portable device a step closer. The Microflow could also make its way into doctor's offices here on Earth where it might help cut down on the number of follow up visits required after waiting to get results back from the lab."

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[wbr1]

For the tl;dr people
Not a tricorder but very effin cool.

5 years and apple

[onyxruby]

Give it 5 years and Apple will be suing other people for their patent on the "Irecorder".