Would this spectroscopy idea realistically work?
I’m a 20-year-old from near Patna, Bihar, currently exploring an idea for a public-health tech project called Safe Sip Analyzer (SSA).
The concept is to create a portable device that could potentially detect methanol adulteration in sealed liquor bottles without opening them.
I started thinking about this after repeatedly seeing hooch tragedy news from Bihar and other states. Most current testing methods seem expensive, slow, or dependent on laboratory setups, which made me curious whether a faster and more accessible field-screening solution could be possible.
Right now this is still at the idea/research stage. I’ve been reading about spectroscopy, signal analysis, sensors, and portable detection systems to understand whether something like this could realistically work.
Some questions I’m trying to explore:
\\- Can this type of detection work reliably through sealed bottles?
\\- How difficult would real-world calibration be?
\\- What challenges would appear in low-cost portable hardware?
\\- Could a small device achieve useful screening accuracy?
I’d genuinely love feedback from people experienced in:
\\- Hardware/embedded systems
\\- ML or signal processing
\\- Spectroscopy/chemistry
\\- Startup building
\\- Public-health technology
Not fundraising or selling anything — just learning, researching, and trying to understand whether this idea has real technical potential.
Would appreciate honest opinions, criticism, or guidance.
If anyone here has experience in spectroscopy, embedded systems, hardware prototyping, or ML/signal processing, I’d genuinely appreciate your feedback.
Even criticism or reasons why this idea may fail would help me learn faster.
Also open to connecting with students, researchers, or builders interested in public-health or deep-tech projects in India.