# An AirPods-sized mini lab could help catch disease markers in minutes

> Home testing could eventually become a lot more convenient. Researchs at the at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has developed the VPodDuo, a pocket-sized fluorescence reader designed to measure sensitive…

- **Source:** [Digital Trends](https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/an-airpods-sized-mini-lab-could-help-catch-disease-markers-in-minutes/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a5e142ac28e587f9f573ed4)
- **Published:** 2026-07-20
- **Category:** Audio & Video
- **Tags:** #airpods
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