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The Most Sensitive Bioelectronic Ammonia Gas Sensor Ever Made

A team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst has reported in the Nano Research journal that they have developed the most sensitive bioelectronic ammonia gas sensor to be ever made.

14 May 2020

Minimally Invasive Biosensor System for Personal Management of Gout

At Texas A&M University, researchers have developed a technology that may be used by people with gout disease to better track their symptoms.

12 May 2020

Biosensors-Embedded Mask Prevents Airborne Disease Spread

A student team has designed a mask that prevents the spread of airborne diseases whilst monitoring the wearer's vital signs.

8 May 2020

New Sensor can Provide Noninvasive, Simultaneous Monitoring of Palm Trees

A red beetle, classed as the most destructive date palm pest, causes millions of dollars of annual economic losses worldwide.

7 May 2020

Wireless Device Compatible with Biosensors can Monitor Fermentation Process

Electrochemical reactions that occur in processes like ethanolic fermentation include the transformation of sugars into alcohol and carbon dioxide.

6 May 2020

Wireless-Powered 'Smart Contact Lens' can Detect and Treat Diabetes

Diabetes is called an incurable disease because once it develops, it does not disappear regardless of treatment in modern medicine.

29 Apr 2020

New Optical Biosensor for Detecting Coronavirus

A group of scientists from Empa, Zurich University Hospital, and ETH Zurich has successfully created a new sensor for identifying the novel coronavirus.

22 Apr 2020

New Plasmonic-Fluor-Based Biosensor for Rapid COVID-19 Detection

Engineers at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis have received federal funding for a rapid COVID-19 test using a newly developed technology.

21 Apr 2020

Miniature Lab Device Uses Magnetic Nano-Beads to Detect Bacteria, Viruses

Engineering researchers developed a next-generation miniature lab device that uses magnetic nano-beads to isolate minute bacterial particles that cause diseases.

20 Apr 2020

Wearable Biosensors Will Help Monitor Health of Livestock

Wearable biosensors are being developed to help monitor the health of livestock, particularly dairy cows, with the aim of identifying the disease brucellosis at an earlier stage. In tandem, a portable test is being developed to allow rapid confirmatory diagnosis of suspected cases.

9 Apr 2020