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Scientists Develop Biosensor Using Electroactive Bacteria

Using bacteria that can produce an electric current, student engineers are putting the finishing touches on a low-cost, field-deployable toxin sensor that could help protect water sources.

4 Oct 2012

OIST’s Biological Systems Unit Conducts Research on Nano-Engineering Electrodes

OIST’s Biological Systems Unit is a research group currently working on making microbial fuel cells fueled by waste, which are economic and effective enough for practical applications. It is possible that waste generated will solve the energy problems of humans. Some researchers believe that bacteria can chow down everything from heavy metals to sewage and generate electricity as their waste.

21 Sep 2012

Chemring Detection Systems Receives Supply Contract for Biological Detection Systems

Chemring Detection Systems, which provides solutions to detect biological, chemical and explosive risks, has awarded a $49 million contract to deliver biological detection systems to the US Navy and US Army.

15 Sep 2012

New Sensor Array System Detects Different Metastatic Cell Types in Live Tissues

A research team headed by Vincent Rotello from the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) has developed a nose-like sensor array system made of gold nanoparticles and proteins to detect a variety of cancer types in live tissues.

15 Sep 2012

Smiths Detection Secures Chemical Detector Supply Orders from U.S. Army

Smiths Detection declared that it has been awarded with two orders from the U.S. Army with a total value of over $21 million. The contract has been rewarded under the Department of Defense’s Joint Chemical Agent Detector (JCAD) program.

23 Aug 2012

QS-B220 Explosives and Narcotics Trace Detector Moves to TSA/TSL Testing

Implant Sciences declared that its QS-B220 Explosives and Narcotics Trace Detector has achieved the certification readiness testing successfully with the Transportation Security Laboratory (TSL).

From L3Harris Technologies, Inc. 23 Aug 2012

Nano Engineered Applications Develops Electronic Nose Prototype to Detect Airborne Toxins

Nano Engineered Applications, a company of Innovation Economy, has developed an ‘electronic nose’ prototype that is capable of detecting trace amounts of hazardous airborne substances based on a work by Nosang Myung, a professor at the University of California, Riverside, Bourns College of Engineering.

23 Aug 2012

Sulphur Dioxide Emissions from Shipping Have Sharply Decreased in EU Ports

The European Union’s (EU) policy that ships docking at European harbors utilize fuels with less than 0.1% sulphur content by weight as opposed to the 4.5% sulphur content allowed previously in areas outside the realm of Sulphur Emission Control came into effect from January 2010.

16 Aug 2012

ChemImage’s Sensor Technology to be Integrated in Multi-Sensor Vehicle Screening System

ChemImage recently declared that it has received an $811, 000 contract from the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command for integration of its real-time sensor technology capable of being deployed for standoff detection of explosives within multi-sensor vehicle screening system. At present, this extensive screening system has been developed for screening vehicles for explosives.

13 Aug 2012

Researchers Develop Advanced Explosives Detector

A potential detection solution is being proposed by researchers as the traditionally used explosive detectors fail to identify trace amounts of TNT from terrorist bombs in public places, and airports.

10 Aug 2012