This pen can determine whether tissue is cancerous in ten seconds

This pen can determine whether tissue is cancerous in ten seconds

The MasSpec Pen, is, as its name suggests, a small, pen-like device that can determine whether tissue is cancerous in just 10 seconds. It works by delivering a droplet of water to the surface of the tissue in question. That droplet pulls in molecules from the tissue that are then analyzed by a mass spectrometer …