{"id":112110,"date":"2020-08-25T09:45:57","date_gmt":"2020-08-25T13:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/112110///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/112110//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/112110//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/112110//?p=112110"},"modified":"2020-08-25T09:45:57","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T13:45:57","slug":"ucf-researchers-develop-ai-to-detect-fentanyl-and-derivatives-remotely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/112110///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/112110//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/112110//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/112110//ucf-researchers-develop-ai-to-detect-fentanyl-and-derivatives-remotely/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/112110//","title":{"rendered":"Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ Researchers Develop AI to Detect Fentanyl and Derivatives Remotely"},"content":{"rendered":"
To help keep first responders safe, Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ researchers have developed an artificial intelligence method that not only rapidly and remotely detects the powerful drug fentanyl, but also teaches itself to detect any previously unknown derivatives made in clandestine batches./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/112110/n
The method, published recently in the journal Scientific Reports, uses infrared light spectroscopy and can be used in a portable, tabletop device./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/112110/n /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/112110/u201cFentanyl is a leading cause of drug overdose death in the U.S.,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/112110/u201d says Mengyu Xu, an assistant professor in Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/112110/u2019s Department of Statistics and Data Science and the study/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/112110/u2019s lead author. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/112110/u201cIt and its derivatives have a low lethal dose and may lead to death of the user, could pose hazards for first responders and even be weaponized in an aerosol./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/112110/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/112110/n