Science Straight Up

Sniffing Out COVID

Judy Muller and George Lewis Season 1 Episode 3

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Imagine a high-tech device slightly larger than a breadbox that could detect the presence of the COVID virus in real time in classrooms or meeting halls or even homes.  That's what Dr. Paul Cremer and his team at Penn State University are developing.  Dr Cremer talks about his exciting research that could lead to such a device in the months to come.