Diabetes management requires a person to regularly monitor their glucose levels. The possibility of harnessing Raman signals became much more viable after researchers designed a workaround to their problem. In 2020, the LBRC announced that they could pinpoint glucose signals by simultaneously firing Raman signals at tissue while also shining near-infrared light from a different angle. This approach filtered out the signals from unrelated skin molecules, allowing engineers to locate and monitor glucose information. “If we can make a noninvasive glucose monitor with high accuracy, then almost everyone with diabetes will benefit from this new technology,” said Kang.