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Angioplasty-Ready Smart Stent Detects Narrowing of Arteries

For every 3 patients who have been implanted with a stent to prevent a heart attack, at least one suffers restenosis.

21 Jun 2018

Nanosensors Used to Track and Trace Protein Within Cell

Researchers tagged proteins with minute nanosensors enabling them to monitor and trace the proteins' pathway via the cell in real time.

21 Jun 2018

Report Describes Application of High Speed Imaging Techniques In Explosives Research

Specialised Imaging announces the availability of a new technical report that discusses application of a range of high-speed imaging techniques including flash x-ray, schlieren, and shadowgraph imaging in the field of ex...

21 Jun 2018

Sensors Expo & Conference 2018: AZoNetwork Partnership

AZoNetwork will be attending all three days of Sensors Expo and is pleased to announce and industry partnership with the event.

By Zoe Peterkin 20 Jun 2018

Optical Sensor Determines Molecular Chirality

Researchers have developed a nanostructured optical sensor that, for the first time, has the efficiency to detect molecular chirality.

13 Jun 2018

Novel Bolometer Measures Electromagnetic Radiation at Any Temperature

Bolometers, devices used for monitoring electromagnetic radiation by heating an absorbing material, are used by homeowners as well as astronomers.

12 Jun 2018

New Hydrogen Sulfide Sensor to Detect Bad Breath

Scientists have developed a sensor that can detect quantities of hydrogen sulfide gas, the compound behind bad breath, in human exhalations.

7 Jun 2018

Researchers Develop Velcro®-Type Sensor to Detect Prostate Cancer Cells in Blood

A sensor has been developed that functions like Velcro® on prostate cancer cells, enabling them to be identified from blood samples.

7 Jun 2018

Algorithm Ensures Transmission of Freshest Possible Data for Simple Wireless Network

In the case of wireless networks where time-sensitive information is shared rapidly, it would not be adequate to transmit data quickly. It is also necessary that the data is fresh. Take for instance various sensors in a car.

6 Jun 2018

New Mid-IR Biosensor Differentiates Analytes in Heterogeneous Biological Samples

The detection of biomolecules—such as nucleic acids, proteins, and lipids—as well as their interactions in heterogeneous biological samples is highly important for gaining insights into a large number of biological mechanisms in health and disease.

5 Jun 2018

New Sensor-Based Care Approach for Personalized Dementia Therapy

Dementia is an age-related illness that is turning out to be more widespread as demographics change. It affects mainly people over the age of 80, with this group accounting for more than 70% of all dementia sufferers. Patient care is a huge challenge for families and caregivers, particularly since, in a majority of cases, important health data lacks any beneficial structure and is not available when it is necessary.

4 Jun 2018

New Wireless System Could Power Implantable Devices within the Human Body

In collaboration with researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, MIT researchers have devised a novel method to power and communicate with devices that are implanted deep inside the human body.

4 Jun 2018

Sensirion Introduces Innovative Evaluation Kit for Environmental Sensors

Sensirion, the expert in environmental sensing, now offers its next evaluation kit generation – the SEK-Environmental Sensing.

From Sensirion AG 2 Jun 2018

UPV Students Develop Intelligent Headphones to Measure User's Hearing Ability

The team comprised of Daniel Iordanov, Andima Beitia, Javier Silva and Roque Belda, students of the Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree of the Unviersitat Politècnica de València (UPV), has been one of the winners of the First European University Design Contest, a competition promoted by companies Analog Devices (ADI) and Würth Elektronik (WE).

1 Jun 2018

New Solution to Detect Gas Leaks Combines Sniffer and Optical Gas Imaging

A system for detecting the emission of poisonous gases, which are hazardous and pollute the environment, has been developed by Sensia, a spin-off company in which Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) has a share. This technology reduces the chances of leakage of gas in industry and could even be used in the home environment.

1 Jun 2018