A new mobile phone add-on was created for just £30 that will let you scan and see whether the fruit or vegetables are ripe. It is done by scanning 17 dissimilar wavelengths.
This non-expensive camera add-on may perhaps provide an 'X-ray vision' that will help you decide whether you will buy the fruit or not, upon seeing the scanned details of the fruit.
The so called 'Hypercam' was developed by the researchers of University of Washington. In the process of hyperspectral imaging the Hypercam will scan 17 different wavelengths of the object. Using this wavelength you can identify if the fruit is ripe or not.
The images produced are very much detailed compared to a regular photograph. In the phase of ripeness prediction the accuracy of the test already reached 94% not bad for a first time invention.
"With this kind of camera, you could go to the grocery store and know what produce to pick by looking underneath the skin and seeing if there's anything wrong inside," explained by Professor Shwetak Patel. "It's like having a food safety app in your pocket."
The Hypercam is not yet obtainable in the marketplace but its developers anticipate that it may possibly only rate as little as £30.
The drawbacks of the product includes it's currently too big and it struggles under bright light.
Since the developers would like it to be used as an addition to a mobile phone camera in order for them to use it even when walking around the grocery aisle, the negative aspect will hinder them and they need to undergo many approaches to make it just what they want it to be.
The Hypercam might also take part in a role in biometric security system since researchers had discovered that in photographs of 25 different people, it can make a distinction on the hand images and fingerprints with 99% accurateness.
