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Novel, Rapid Antigen-Based COVID-19 Detection Method Uses a Nanomechanical Sensor Platform

New variants to the COVID-19 virus have challenged the capacity of existing testing methods to deliver fast and consistently accurate test results, as PCR tests must be sent to labs and can take days to be returned.

8 Oct 2021

Ear Sensors Help Enhance Safety for COVID-19 Patients in Home Isolation

Using telemedicine, COVID-19 patients can be cared for safely at home – from initial home isolation to recovery or, in case problems arise, admission to hospital.

8 Oct 2021

New Method Detects Hormonally Active Compounds Using Immobilized Sulfotransferases and Microparticles

A new technique has been presented by researchers from the Universities of Dresden and Leipzig for hormonally detecting active substances present in water, cosmetics, and food.

8 Oct 2021

New Motion Detector: IMD-1100 – Possibly the Smallest of its Kind

InnoSenT GmbH has developed a new sensor for detecting movements,IMD-1100, the smallest and cheapest standard product developed by the radar experts so far.

From InnoSenT GmbH 8 Oct 2021

Robotic Navigation Cane with 3D Camera Helps Visually Impaired

Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University have developed a robotic cane with a 3D visual positioning system and camera that offers new hope to visually impaired and blind people.

By William Alldred 7 Oct 2021

Tackling Climate Change Using Real-Time Monitoring of Urban Greenhouse Gases

A request has been sent to policymakers as well as city and regional government leaders to find out the way in which real-time monitoring of urban greenhouse gases (GHGs) could help them in their measures to address climate change.

7 Oct 2021

Researchers Develop New Type of Sensor for Molecules in the Gas Phase

Researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and Technical University of Darmstadt have developed a novel sensor for gas molecules by combining a graphene transistor with a customized metal-organic coating.

7 Oct 2021

Pressure Transducers and Gauges for Semiconductor Applications

Ashcroft announces the release of their new pressure transducers and gauges for the semiconductor industry.

From Ashcroft Inc., 7 Oct 2021

Researchers Receive $4 Million to Develop and Deploy Wireless Sensor Networks for Infrastructure Monitoring

As the U.S. Congress deliberates over legislation that would massively upgrade the country's aging infrastructure, researchers at the University of Vermont, the University of Maine and Vermont Technical College have received a $4 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop and test new technologies that could make monitoring the safety and performance of infrastructure less expensive, more accurate and more widespread, resulting in more dependable, durable structures in the future.

6 Oct 2021

Monitoring of Pentane Gas (EX) in Foam Production, Zagreb

Gas sensors from MSR-Electronic monitor individual production steps in ATEX zone 1 and 2.

From MSR-Electronic GmbH 6 Oct 2021

NED-LMD Waveguide Near-Eye Display Tester Honored by 2021 Laser Focus World Innovator Awards

Gamma Scientific, a world-class solution provider of high-precision optical radiation testing, measurement, and calibration technologies and products announced today that its NED-LMD Waveguide Tester was recognized among the best by the 2021 Laser Focus World Innovators Awards.

From Gamma Scientific 6 Oct 2021

Movable Airborne Antennas to Overcome Electromagnetic Field Exposure

Movable airborne antennas that are capable of receiving cellphone signals can lower the EMF exposure meanwhile providing increased data transmission speed at lower power consumption.

5 Oct 2021

Mathematical Model for Developing Ideal Synthetic Aperture Radars

Researchers from the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have collaborated to develop a model aiming to assist engineers in creating and selecting the most potential conceptual designs of satellite radar systems.

5 Oct 2021

Real-Time Tracking of Brain Activity Using Flexible Multifunctional Neural Interface

The measurement of the electrical activity of neurons tends to be useful in several fields; however, it is considered to be difficult to create a durable neural interfacing brain chip implant with negligible adverse effects.

4 Oct 2021

New, Low-Cost Sensor Could Detect a Heart Attack in Less Than 30 Minutes

Researchers from the University of Notre Dame and the University of Florida have developed a sensor that could diagnose a heart attack in less than 30 minutes, according to a study published in Lab on a Chip.

4 Oct 2021