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Researchers Find New Way to Enhance the Performance of Electrochemical Micro-Sensors

A team led by researchers at the New York University Tandon School of Engineering have found a new way of enhancing the performance of electrochemical micro-sensors. This discovery could lead to the detection of biomolecules, such as dopamine, at lower concentrations than is possible today. Their findings are described in a paper published in the journal Biosensors and Bioelectronics.

22 Feb 2021

Wearable Chemical Sensor for Real-Time Measurement of Lactate Concentration in Sweat

With the seemingly unstoppable advancement in the fields of miniaturization and materials science, all sorts of electronic devices have emerged to help us lead easier and healthier lives.

18 Feb 2021

Reproducible Small Scale Reaction Chemistry at Low Temperatures

Asynt has published a case study describing how the FroSyn Cooling Station has enabled John Bower’s Group at the University of Liverpool (UK) to reproducibly conduct low temperature enantioselective catalytic react...

18 Feb 2021

Soft, Stretchy Skin Patch for Chemical Sensing and Blood Pressure Monitoring

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a soft, stretchy skin patch that can be worn on the neck to continuously track blood pressure and heart rate while measuring the wearer's levels of glucose as well as lactate, alcohol or caffeine.

16 Feb 2021

Small Scale Photoreactor for Screening Experiments

26 Jan 2021

Semiconductor Testing Chip Could Contribute to Telehealth as an IoT Gas Sensor

Third-year doctoral student Toshiaki Takahashi, associate professor Kazuhiro Takahashi, and their research team from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Information Engineering at Toyohashi University of Technology developed a testing chip using semiconductor micro-machining that can detect volatile gasses in exhaled breath in ppm concentrations at room temperature.

20 Jan 2021

Advancement of Chemical Sensing Chip Could Lead to Handheld Detection Devices

University at Buffalo researchers are reporting an advancement of a chemical sensing chip that could lead to handheld devices that detect trace chemicals -- everything from illicit drugs to pollution -- as quickly as a breathalyzer identifies alcohol.

12 Jan 2021

A New Device for Real-Time Investigations of Intrinsic Extracellular pH Dynamics in the Brain

Researchers at Tohoku University have developed the first all-in-one miniature pH probe for real-time investigations of intrinsic extracellular pH dynamics in the deep brain structures.

28 Dec 2020

Plant-Based Sensor Detects Arsenic Levels in Real Time

Scientists have designed a novel living plant-based sensor that can detect and track arsenic levels in the soil in real time.

14 Dec 2020

New Laser-Based Sensor Could Improve Monitoring of Benzene Emissions

A laser-based sensor developed at KAUST could improve monitoring of benzene emissions and limit exposure to this pollutant. In collaboration with Saudi Aramco, KAUST researchers have developed a device that accurately senses extremely low concentrations of benzene in real time.

9 Dec 2020