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Economical Nanosensors to Monitor Traces of Fruit Pesticides

Over the past decade, contamination of fresh fruits by the most hazardous pesticides has increased significantly across Europe, according to a study that took place over a period of nine years. This raises conc...

9 Jun 2022

Non-Invasive Smart Pacifier can Monitor Health of Newborns in Hospitals

The need to carry out invasive, twice-daily blood draws, to track the electrolyte levels of babies in the Newborn Intensive Care Units (NICUs), could be eliminated with a wireless, bioelectronic pacifier.

17 May 2022

Electrically Stimulating Chopsticks Enhance the Taste of Low-Sodium Foods

Japanese researchers have created a novel device that enables individuals who are monitoring their salt intake to enjoy umami dishes that are typically high in sodium, such as ramen and miso soup, using electrically-stim...

21 Apr 2022

James Webb Telescope; Assessing the Habitability of Exoplanets

Researchers based at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have now developed a framework to help guide scientists in assessing the habitability of other worlds on exoplanets.

31 Mar 2022

Wearable Sensors for Assessing Airborne Hazards

The US Department of Defense is investigating the possibility of deploying wearable sensors to monitor the exposure of service personnel to dangerous toxins, thereby superseding current static detection systems.

22 Mar 2022

Researchers Develop Paper-Based Sensor for Hydrogen Peroxide Detection

A paper-based sensor for identifying even small volumes of hydrogen peroxide is developed by a research team from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc). From healthcare and household products like hand sanitizer as a disinfectant to rocket fuel as a propellant, this chemical is used in a wide range of applications, and it is also found in biological cells.

10 Mar 2022

Wyss Institute Licenses eRapid Sensor Technology to Antisoma Therapeutics

Today, the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Australian biotech company The iQ Group Global Ltd. announced that the Institute's electrochemical eRapid technology has been licensed to Antisoma Therapeutics Pty. Ltd., a subsidiary of The iQ Group Global.

8 Mar 2022

New Chemical Sensor Based on Graphene Foam for Detecting Glucose Levels in the Blood

Researchers at the University of Bath working in collaboration with industrial partner, Integrated Graphene, have developed a new sensing technique based on graphene foam for the detection of glucose levels in the blood. Since it is a chemical sensor instead of being enzyme-based, the new technology is robust, has a long shelf-life and can be tuned to detect lower glucose concentrations than current systems.

3 Feb 2022

Crop Nitrogen Detected with High Accuracy Using Hyperspectral Sensors Fitted on Planes

Artificial nitrogen fertilizers tremendously altered agriculture during the Green Revolution, propelling crop yields and food security to great heights.

17 Jan 2022

Innovative Tiny Near-Infrared Sensor Can Examine Chemical Content of Milk and Plastics

A research team from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) has built a new near-infrared sensor that is easy to manufacture, comparable in size to sensors in smartphones, and ready for deployment in agriculture and industrial process monitoring.

13 Jan 2022