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Hi Min,
The problem has been transferred to our software team and we will update soon.
Ayelet,
The Consumer Physics Team
Hi Rich,
Your suggestion sounds great but as we mentioned – very complex and and requires extensive development efforts.
However, we believe that some of your suggestions may be implemented in SCiO in the future.
Ayelet,
The Consumer Physics Team
Hi Rich,
Collaborative models creation is a great idea but is very difficult to implement at the moment.
In addition, please note that different experimental conditions might significantly affect the spectra. Therefore, combining different data sets into one data collection is generally not recommended.
We do envision implementation of similar kind of feature, however not in the near future.
Ayelet,
The Consumer Physics Team
Dear Laurie,
We strongly recommend conducting an optimization test in order to to improve the data collection quality and future model performance.
In order to reduce the variance, we would recommend the following:
1. Consistent experimental set up: using identical distance from the sample during the scanning process, constant temperature and ambient light.
2. Grinding or chopping the samples in order to increase homogeneity.
3. Pressure: the suggestion to put pressure on the sample may be effective, but glass will cause specular reflection. You can try to press the sample and then release.
Keep us updated!
Ayelet,
The Consumer Physics Team
Hi Rich,
The liquid accessory will be available in the upcoming months and will be provided along with an FDA approval for food safety.
The accessory will be placed over SCiO, similarly to SCiO’s cover. Users will be able to dip SCiO into the liquid and keep it from getting wet. In addition, using the accessory, the effects of transparency and reflection from the liquid ‘s surface will be eliminated.
Regards,
Ayelet
The Consumer Physics Team
Hi Todd,
First, our vision is to implement SCiO as an embedded sensor in many consumer devices, including smart phones.
SCiO is on par with high-end spectrometers working in the same spectral range (and even shows better performance in some cases).
Our consumer app which will be released in the near future, will include:
– A number of food nutrition analysis applets, for example analyzing the nutritional values of dairy and meat products.
– Identification applets, such as the ability to identify and analyze pills.
– An application that allows you to work with the spectrometer by collecting material data and building analysis applets for your own materials.
After the first version is released, new applications will be developed and released regularly. Some of the applications planned for development include an evaluation of produce, sugar and ethanol content in drinks. At the same time, we will continue to broaden our existing application databases, such as increasing the number of pills (which already stands at +/- 250 OTC pills). Additional applications are also under research, such as ones for breads and body fat percentage.
Finally, it should be noted that as s a developer, you can create your own mobile apps that uses SCiO. DietSensor is just one example of 3rd party application which is based on our sensor and platforms. Check out: www.dietsensor.com
I hope that it was helpful.
Ayelet,
The Consumer Physics Team
Hi Guillaume,
This feature is currently not available.
However, we understand the need and the feature is definitely in our road map.
Ayelet,
The Consumer Physics Team
Hi all,
Our SCiO Development Toolkit (DevKit) provides all the tools needed to create a chemometric model of any material, at your choice.
You need to collect and scan your samples (no less that 40 scans) to build a feasible model.
Part of the DevKit is the mobile SDK which enables you, the developers, to embed the material sensing capabilities created in SCiO lab and control SCiO from your application.
SCiO consumer app that will be released soon will offer the following:
– A number of food nutrition analysis applets, for example analyzing the nutritional values of dairy and meat products.
– Identification applets, such as the ability to identify and analyze pills.
– An application that allows you to work with the spectrometer by collecting material data and building analysis applets for your own materials.
After SCiO consumer app is released, new applications will be developed and released regularly. Some of the applications planned for development include an evaluation of produce, sugar and ethanol content in drinks. At the same time, we will continue to broaden our existing application databases, such as increasing the number of pills (which already stands at +/- 250 OTC pills). Additional applications are also under research, such as ones for breads and body fat percentage.
SCiO Lab is available via web browser here.
SCiO Mobile Lab is available to download from the App Store here (iOS), for Android here.
Let us know if you have further questions.
You can contact us at support@consumerphysics.com for more specific questions.
Ayelet,
The Consumer Physics Team
Hi Jeremy,
We would like to send you the production grade SCiO which may solve the BLE connection issues you are facing with the prototype device.
We will send you additional details via e-mail.
Ayelet,
The Consumer Physics Team
Hi Cuba,
We haven’t fully tested GMOs, and as Hagai mentioned – we don’t currently expect it to be possible to differentiate between GMO and non-GMO due to the lack of substantial differences between the samples on a molecular level.
We do plan to conduct more thorough testing on this issue in the future though, as many of our backers and supporters are as interested in GMO detection as you are.
Currently, there is no published list of application under development but we can share that SCiO consumer app, which will soon be released will include:
– A number of food nutrition analysis applets, for example analyzing the nutritional values of dairy products.
– Identification applets, such as the ability to identify and analyze pills.
– An application that allows you to work with the spectrometer by collecting material data and building analysis applets for your own materials.
After SCiO consumer app is released, new applications will be developed and released regularly. Some of the applications planned for development include an evaluation of produce, sugar and ethanol content in drinks. At the same time, we will continue to broaden our existing application databases, such as increasing the number of pills (which already stands at +/- 250 OTC pills). Additional applications are also under research, such as ones for breads and body fat percentage.
Ayelet,
The Consumer Physics Team
Hi Jean,
LV are latent variables, they represent the chemical signature we are looking for in the spectra. As a rule of thumb, the less LVs – the more robust your model is. The number of LVs is automatically calculated when creating a model. In the future we will give users some more control over it.
Regards,
Ayelet,
The Consumer Physics Team
Hi guys,
We would just want to clarify that the hard cheese collection is only consist of ~40 samples.
This amount of samples is mostly sufficient in order to assess feasibility, however it is NOT sufficient amount in order to create a robust and generic hard cheese application.
This data collection is provided as a preliminary data set which should help users taking the first steps with SCiO and SCiO Lab applications.
As for SCiO accuracy we would like to emphasize: the accuracy depends on the application and on the quality and size of the database. The greater the specificity and the higher number of scans in the database, the more accurate the application will be.
For example, an item containing few components, such as a mixture of water and sugar, will be considered more specific and therefore its application will generally be more accurate than that of juice, which largely contains water and sugar but also various additional ingredients.
Temperature as well as other experimental conditions significantly affect the spectrum. The hard cheese data collection which we provide should be tested by hard cheese samples in room temperature. The dairy application, for example, which will be released soon by us, will support materials at a range of temperatures: 4 degree Celsius to 35 degree Celsius.
Regarding the ‘Confidence level’ value, this feature is currently under development and will be provided in future versions of SCiO Lab application.
Also, in terms of hardware: the performance of the next generation SCiO device was shown to be significantly improved comparing to the current device. It may improve consistency and accuracy issues, among others.
Keep us posted!
Regards,
Ayelet,
The Consumer Physics Team
Hi Zach,
Unfortunately, we believe that your suggestion is most likely not feasible with SCiO.
First, SCiO should be placed up to about 5-15 mm (“0.2-0.68″) from the sample. The recommended distance is around 5mm (0.2”). So that scanning an object from 10/20/50 meters is not possible.
Secondly, specifically as for paint spots analysis – SCiO works in the Near Infrared range, so that any features of the paint which are in the visible range will not be detectable. Other chemicals placed may be detectable.
Generally speaking, notice that SCiO illuminates a spot of light over the sample with a diameter of about 20mm when the sample you are scanning is 10mm away from the SCiO sensor. The ability to scan depends on the light penetration into the material (can vary from microns for some elements, like stones, to centimeters for biological tissues and liquids). The scanned area is limited to the area that is illuminated by the SCiO illumination beam. Any area that is not illuminated is not scanned.
I hope it was helpful.
Ayelet,
The Consumer Physics Team
Hi Omar,
We do have legal disclaimers related to this field (though they are currently not shown in the beta app). SCiO is not a medical device and should not be used as one.
By the way, we should mention that % confidence value is in our road map and will be available for developers in the near future via SCiO lab and the mobile SDK.
As for publishing applications, you are right. Adding “apps inside our app” is definitely in our road map.
Developers will be able to publish their applications either on their own mobile app (using the mobile SDK code packages) or by using Consumer Physics platform.
Regards,
Ayelet
