Using plumes of evaporated gold and binder clips from Office Depot, local startup company Platypus Technologies is developing breakthrough devices to detect tiny amounts of pesticides and toxins.
UW-Madison chemical engineer Nick Abbott co-founded the company with two other professors to commercialize his discoveries. The Aussie academic decided to name the company after another Australian native, the platypus, whose bill has special receptors for detecting prey.
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