“Killer apps,” so the technological jargon goes, can transform the fortunes of businesses while improving the lives of the people that use them. But very few can claim to improve the worldwide provision of healthcare.
Aydogan Ozcan is confident his lens-free cell phone microscope can do just that, creating an application that is a “lifesaver” in the truest sense of the word.
“Our main goal is to replace bulky optical microscopes with computer codes and architectures that can make them extremely lightweight, compact and cost effective,” Ozcan said.
The associate professor of electrical …