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Interesting Engineering

Low-cost, quick lensless fluorescence system to detect unsafe water

Interesting Engineering
Summary
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80% Informative

Fluorescence detection system can detect deadly microorganisms in drinking water without using lenses.

System uses UV light to excite proteins from harmful microbes and then detect the resulting fluorescence.

Device could be useful for testing water quality in traditional stone spouts widely used by people in Kathmandu Valley in Nepal .

Shubhangi Dua is a multi-media journalist with a Masters in Magazine Journalism.

I've dabbled in various realms of media, from wielding a pen as a writer to capturing moments as a photographer, and even strategizing on social media.

I'm on a mission to create a media landscape that's as diverse as a spotify playlist.

VR Score

78

Informative language

77

Neutral language

64

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

66

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

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Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

long-living

Source diversity

1

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