ABSTRACT
A new method for the detection and characterization of viruses has been indicated and needed for years. This situation has reached and continues to soar to new alarm status with the rapidly expanding number of new and emerging viruses that tax present detection methods. Adding the cost of current methods to analyze large numbers of samples and a clear and urgent situation has developed. Fortunately, a new means for detecting the present or absence of viruses has been developed that capitalizes on the fundamental physical properties associated with these tiny microbes.
