Scientists have created a wearable sensor that attaches to your underwear and tracks your gut bacteria in real time by measuring the hydrogen gas in your flatulence. And no, that’s not a setup for a joke.
Researchers at the University of Maryland developed the device to solve a problem that has plagued microbiome research for years: how to actually monitor what gut bacteria are doing hour by hour, not just which species are living in there. The answer, it turns out, involves a tiny sensor clipped near your bottom that passively records data while you go about your day.
I hope it emits a loud buzz or beep with every emission. Or maybe an automatic “excuse me”
My first thought
I’m dreading buying new appliances due to internet connectivity. My clothes don’t need microchips.
Sounds interesting and entirely unaffordable.
Sensors that track gasses are incredibly cheap. I can build a VOC, CO2, PM2-10, CO, Smoke, etc for about $50 from parts on AliExpress. A sensor that tracks just hydrogen should be way less.
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methaneHydrogenIt might be cheap to build yourself then but cheap parts have rarely deterred a capitalist.
Is this accurate enough? I feel like we already have consumer devices that would not take much modification to get a much closer look.
