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SMART Researchers Design Novel Sensors to Detect Plant Hormones

Researchers from the Disruptive & Sustainable Technologies for Agricultural Precision (DiSTAP) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) of Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore and their local collaborators from Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have developed the first ever nanosensor to enable rapid testing of synthetic auxin plant hormones.

2 Sep 2021

Illumination System for Optimization & Scale-up of Photochemical Reactions

Specialists in flow chemistry - Uniqsis has introduced the Photochemistry LED Illuminator – a new tool to accelerate reaction optimization and batch scale-up of photochemical reactions.

From Uniqsis Ltd 1 Sep 2021

New Portable Sensor Could Allow Fast Diagnosis of Traumatic Brain Injury

A researcher from the University of Massachusetts Amherst received a $3.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a portable optical sensor system for a medic or layperson to rapidly diagnose the severity of a brain injury in the field using a single drop of blood.

27 Aug 2021

Unique Carbon Spring for Manufacturing Vibration and Magnetic Sensors

?Mechanical flexibility is a key factor determining the stability and durability of porous carbon materials. The compressive brittleness of porous carbon materials has been well resolved.

27 Aug 2021

New Luminescent Sensor Detects a Valuable Rare Earth Element from Complex Environmental Samples

A new luminescent sensor can detect terbium, a valuable rare earth element, from complex environmental samples like acid mine waste.

26 Aug 2021

Research Opens Up Opportunities for Designing Highly Efficient NO2 Gas Sensors

At present, the sensing material are usually based on metal oxide semiconductor films.

26 Aug 2021

Novel Biosensor for Multiparametric Express-Testing in Preclinical Diagnostics

Biochemical methods for diagnosis are one of the most accurate ways nowadays. In the case of biochemical diagnostics of cardiovascular diseases, medical professionals assess the level of cardiac markers in blood—unique proteins hidden in the cells of a cardiac muscle.

25 Aug 2021

Low-Cost AirLow-Cost Air Quality Sensor Network Used to Measure Real-Time Volcanic Smog Exposure

In a new study, a team of scientists used a low-cost air quality sensor network to map the pollution exposure of residents in real time, for the first time.

25 Aug 2021

High-speed pyrometer CTlaser 4M from Optris

With very fast processes, in some cases with very short cycle times, requirements for devices used in temperature measurement are especially onerous. Optris now offers the high-speed pyrometer CTlaser 4M specifically for these applications.

From Optris GmbH & Co. KG 25 Aug 2021

Detecting Success: ION Science Cub 11.7 eV Nominated for Technical Innovation Award

ION Science are delighted to have been recognised for their hard work across all teams with a nomination for Technical Innovation at the 2021 HazardEx Awards.

From Ion Science 25 Aug 2021

Baby Detector Software Embedded in Digital Camera Rivals ECG

University of South Australia researchers have designed a computer vision system that can automatically detect a tiny baby’s face in a hospital bed and remotely monitor its vital signs from a digital camera with the same accuracy as an electrocardiogram machine.

25 Aug 2021