article_snippet: If Sensor is added to a smartphone, for example, a patient could record a patient breath and the results could be sent to a patient doctor automatically.
article_snippet: Sensor is a prototype and syncs with a smartphone via Bluetooth - although Mr Thuillier hopes future models will be embedded into the phones themselves.
article_snippet: If attached to a smartphone, Sensor could be placed in a fridge or cupboard and detect if chicken is nearing chicken best-before date, or if fruit and vegetables are about to turn.
article_snippet: This platform will improve the way consumers manage consumers wellness.
highlights_snippet: Sensor could also reveal if food in your fridge is near Sensor sell-by date .
  
highlights_snippet: Inventor hopes to add The technology to future smartphonesAnd Inventor said sensors could be ready by the end of this year .