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Mercury is banned on airplanes primarily because if a thermometer containing mercury breaks, the mercury can react with aluminum in the aircraft, causing corrosion and potential structural damage due to a self-propagating reaction known as amalgam corrosion.
Researchers at the University of Washington have developed an app called FeverPhone that uses existing smartphone hardware to estimate core body temperature. The app uses the phone's touchscreen and battery temperature sensors to gather data that a machine learning model uses to estimate people's core body temperatures. In a clinical trial, the app estimated patient core body temperatures with an average error of about 0.23 degrees Celsius, which is in the clinically acceptable range of 0.5 C. The app has the potential to help doctors monitor fevers remotely and intervene sooner in cases of viral infections.
Researchers at the University of Washington have developed an app called FeverPhone that can transform smartphones into thermometers without adding new hardware. The app uses the phone's touchscreen and repurposes the existing battery temperature sensors to gather data that a machine learning model uses to estimate people's core body temperatures. The app estimated core body temperatures with accuracy comparable to some consumer thermometers. The potential of such technology is exciting for doctors, and it could help public health agencies intervene much sooner.