New £1 test using origami paper sensors 'can detect infectious diseases quicker'

A cheap new test using origami paper sensors can help detect infectious diseases much earlier than current methods, say scientists.

The innovative method for identifying biomarkers in wastewater enables rapid tracking of infectious diseases using the camera in a mobile phone - and costs just £1 a time.

Researchers at Cranfield University, who built on work conducted during the Covid pandemic, say the new test device could dramatically change how public health measures are directed in any future pandemics.