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Bomb-Sniffing Cyborg Locusts Could Soon Become a Reality

If individuals want to leverage locusts to use them as bomb-sniffing bugs, they should solve a few technical challenges before these insects can be sent to the field.

17 Aug 2020

New Lab-on-a-Chip Sensor Enables Continuous pH and Chlorine Monitoring in Pools

According to a new study a novel microchip can deliver accurate and consistent pool chemistry for reliable pool management, thus enabling continuous pH and chlorine level monitoring in swimming pools.

30 Jul 2020

Graphene Electrodes-Printed Sensor can Monitor Food for Freshness, Safety

Researchers dipped their new, printed sensors into tuna broth and watched the readings.

30 Jun 2020

Optical-Chemical Sensor Technology Enables Quantitative Determination of pH Value in Concrete Structures

Whether crumbling tunnel walls, cracks in concrete facades or porous bridge piers, according to statistics from the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE), damage to concrete structures caused by various environmental influences accounts for several billion euros worldwide every year.

29 Jun 2020

New Quantum Sensing Technique Allows High-Resolution NMR Spectroscopy

Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy is a widely used tool for chemical analysis and molecular structure recognition.

18 Jun 2020

Low-Cost Aerosol-Jet-Printed Sensor to Detect Toxins in Food

Researchers in the USA have developed a graphene-based electrochemical sensor capable of detecting histamines (allergens) and toxins in food much faster than standard laboratory tests.

11 Jun 2020

New Sensors to Control Quality of Drugs and Monitor Environment

Supersensitive sensors to detect enantiomers, called “mirror molecules,” in drugs have been developed by researchers from Tomsk Polytechnic University in collaboration with researchers from the Czech Republic.

8 Jun 2020

FreshAir Announces Unique and Highly Effective Smoking Detection System for Residential Applications

FreshAir, an industry leader in the development of sensors to detect and alert for hazardous chemicals, announces its unique and highly effective FreshAir1 Smoking Detection System.

From FreshAir Sensor LLC 5 Jun 2020

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