Japanese mobile provider develops exercise breathalyzer device to test for fat burning

Monday, August 12, 2013 - 09:01 in Mathematics & Economics

(Phys.org) —NTT Docomo, Japan's largest mobile-phone provider has developed a new smart phone peripheral that lets a person know if they are burning fat by analyzing their breath. To emphasize that the device is not a gimmick, researchers with the company conducted experiments testing how well the device worked compared with high-grade lab equipment. They have had the results of their study published in Journal of Breath Research.

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