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New On-Skin Electronic Device Could Serve as Personal Air Conditioner

In the future, soldiers could use “wearable air conditioning,” an on-skin device developed by engineers from the University of Missouri, to cool down on the battlefield. This would protect them from exhaustion or heat stroke.

7 Jan 2020

Stretchy, Self-Mending Sensor Material Could Generate Electricity from Body Heat

Self-mending, stretchy materials have the ability to use body heat to produce electricity, which in turn can be used to perpetually power wearable electronics.

6 Jan 2020

New Electronic Biosensor Powers Itself Using Glucose in Bodily Fluids

Researchers from KAUST have created an electronic biosensor that is powered by the glucose present in bodily fluids. The device couples an electron-transporting polymer with an enzyme that derives electrons from its reaction with glucose to power its circuitry.

17 Dec 2019

New Laser-Integrated, Chip-Based Sensor Detects Cancer Biomarker in Urine Samples

Scientists have successfully detected trace levels of a cancer protein biomarker in a urine sample using a chip-based sensor with a built-in laser. The study is the first to achieve this breakthrough.

5 Dec 2019

Biosensors Resembling Miniature Venus Flytraps Developed to Capture Pollutants

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have developed a set of new biological sensors by chemically re-engineering pigments to behave like miniature Venus flytraps. The sensors have the ability to identify and grab particular molecules, such as pollutants, and will soon have a multitude of critical environmental, security, and medical applications.

20 Nov 2019

New Miniaturized Sensor for Remotely Measuring Blood Oxygen Levels of Babies

At Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), researchers have been creating a sensor that measures just the size of a Band-Aid.

15 Nov 2019

Pacifier Biosensor Could Help Monitor Newborn Health

Wearable biosensors that non-invasively monitor health and fitness are growing in popularity among adults. But adapting this technology for use with babies is difficult because the devices are often bulky or have rigid surfaces that could harm infants’ delicate skin.

7 Nov 2019

Electronic Skin Sensor can Simultaneously Process Touchless and Tactile Stimuli

A research team from the Johannes Kepler University in Linz and the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) has created the world’s first electronic sensor by ingeniously using magnetic fields. The sensor has the ability to simultaneously process both tactile and touchless stimuli.

31 Oct 2019

New Biosensors Enable Accurate and Real-Time Detection of Antibiotic Levels in Patients

Small, non-invasive patches worn on the skin can exactly detect the levels of medication in a patient’s system, matching the precision of existing clinical procedures.

1 Oct 2019

Integrated Photonic Sensors to Deal with Microbiological Control of Meat Industry

Scientists from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) have discovered a new method for monitoring the microbiological contents in meat products through the entire production process in a simple, accurate, and fast manner.

9 Sep 2019