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Q-CTRL Receives $3.5 Million Grant to Develop Quantum Sensors for Space Deployment

Q-CTRL, a startup that applies the principles of control engineering to power quantum technology, has been awarded a $3.5 million grant from the Australian government's Modern Manufacturing Initiative to expand the development and manufacture of quantum-based remote sensing technologies for space deployment.

9 Jul 2021

Instant COVID Sensor to Prevent Outbreaks and Protect Communities

An instant COVID-19 sensor made in Australia could help transform day-to-day management of the pandemic, protecting frontline workers and the wider community.

9 Jul 2021

Wearable Sensor Noninvasively Monitors Plant Stress and Diseases

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a patch that plants can "wear" to monitor continuously for plant diseases or other stresses, such as crop damage or extreme heat.

8 Jul 2021

Using Amperometric Biosensors to Regulate Diclofenac Content in Food

The paper describes amperometric biosensors developed for the determination of diclofenac based on planar platinum electrodes modified with carbon nanotubes in chitosan, fullerene C60 in Boltorn H20, gold nanoparticles in chitosan, and immobilized tyrosinase enzyme.

8 Jul 2021

High Contrast SWIR Lenses for Agricultural Sorting

Resolve Optics is a leading developer and supplier of high contrast Short Wavelength Infrared lenses for agricultural sorting applications.

From Resolve Optics Ltd. 8 Jul 2021

New Device Could Help Detect Volatile Organic Compounds in Air

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are released as gases from specific solids or liquids and contain a range of chemicals. Several such chemicals are related to various harmful human health effects, right from eye, nose, and throat irritation to the damage of kidney, liver, and central nervous system.

7 Jul 2021

New Semiconducting Material Outperforms Existing Options for Building Biosensors

A new organic (carbon-based) semiconducting material has been developed that outperforms existing options for building the next generation of biosensors

7 Jul 2021

HSS Innovation Institute and TESLASUIT to Advance Healthcare with Immersive XR Training Technology

The Innovation Institute at Hospital for Special Surgery and VR Electronics Ltd. - maker of TESLASUIT and other advanced human-to-digital interface technologies - today announced a partnership to create movement wear and full-body-suit-based technology to improve human motion assessments for diagnostics, performance training, and next generation rehabilitation.

7 Jul 2021

Wireless Sensors and UAVs Could be Ideal for Battling Forest Fires

Researchers at KAUST have identified that pairing ground-based sensors with airborne drones could greatly help firefighters while battling wildfires.

6 Jul 2021

The Role of Drones and Sensors when Monitoring Wildfires

The frequency of wildfires is steadily rising as climate change creates increasingly favorable conditions for such conflagrations. Dry leaves and plant life, a lack of soil moisture, and increased temperatures amongst other conditions provide fuel for such infernos and have significantly increased what is known as wildfire season.

By Robert Lea 6 Jul 2021