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From the linked article: Apple has been revealed to be the largest customer of the British electronics start-up Rockley Photonics, The Telegraph reports. Rockl
by random42_ 5y ago
From the linked article: Apple has been revealed to be the largest customer of the British electronics start-up Rockley Photonics, The Telegraph reports.
Rockley Photonics has developed non-invasive optical sensors for detecting multiple blood-related health metrics, including blood pressure, blood glucose, and blood alcohol levels, many of which are only normally detectable with more invasive dedicated medical equipment. Rockley's sensors beam infrared light through a user's skin, much like the existing sensors on the back of the Apple Watch for detecting heart rate and blood oxygen levels.
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- r00fus 5y agoThis is straight-up tricorder level shit if it pans out. Definitely upgrading from my v4 if that's the case.
- throwaway5752 5y agoIt would be very interesting how this would reliably work across a diverse population without some sort of calibration step. I am skeptical, but it is Apple.
- amelius 5y agoThis still doesn't explain how it works. Oxygen and heart rate can be done with light, this is well known, but how does it measure glucose and alcohol levels and blood pressure?
- throwawayboise 5y agoIf someone is really drunk you can smell the alcohol standing near them. Not sure about glucose but possibly it's detecting chemicals diffusing through the skin or pores?