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Researchers Design First Sensor Package that Can be Fitted on Bees

Drones are already used by farmers to soar over large fields and monitor crop health, temperature, and humidity. But these machines consume so much power to fly that they cannot travel very far without needing a charge.

13 Dec 2018

New Electrochemical Sensor Could Enable Rapid Detection of Phenols in Wastewater

Scientists at the Harbin Institute of Technology have discovered a non-enzymatic and low-cost phenol sensor that has good selectivity, high sensitivity, stability, and reproducibility.

12 Dec 2018

Purdue Researchers Build New Models to Detect Human Trust in Smart Machines

New “classification models” detect how well humans trust intelligent machines they work together with, a step toward enhancing teamwork and the quality of interactions.

12 Dec 2018

New Sensors Could Help Detect Cancer in the Human Body

A new and novel class of nanomaterials could help improve cancer detection, believes a physicist in the College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University.

11 Dec 2018

Low Flow Flowmeters

Titan Enterprises is a leading international manufacturer of ultrasonic flowmeters capable of measuring very low flow, down to 2 ml/min. The Atrato range of inline low flow flowmeters from Titan Enterprises use p...

From Titan Enterprises Ltd. 11 Dec 2018

Innovative Love Wave-Based Methane Gas Sensor has Fast Response and High Sensitivity

The lower explosive limit, or LEL, concentration of methane gas (CH4) is approximately 5% by volume in the air. Methane gas is a flammable, odorless, and colorless gas.

10 Dec 2018

WSU Team Creates 3D-Printed Glucose Biosensors

Washington State University scientists have created a 3D-printed glucose biosensor for use in wearable monitors.

7 Dec 2018

Tiny, Battery-Free Wearable Device Records Exposure to Light Outdoors and During Phototherapy

Researchers at the Northwestern Medicine and McCormick School of Engineering have developed the world’s smallest wearable, battery-free device for measuring the exposure to light over several wavelengths, from the ultraviolet (UV) to visible and even infrared parts of the solar spectrum.

6 Dec 2018

New Graphene-Based Sensor Design for Detecting Pathogens, Gases, and Chemicals

In 2017, over 100 food recalls were issued in the US because of contamination from harmful bacteria such as Listeria, E. coli, or Salmonella.

5 Dec 2018

Global Microelectronics Experts Develop SEMI's Technology Leadership Series of the Americas

World's largest lineup to advance industry roadmap in seven major conferences In the face of the microelectronics industry's unprecedented challenges and opportunities with artificial intelligence (AI) and new...

From SEMI 5 Dec 2018

Researchers Design Innovative Color Sensors that are Less Expensive to Manufacture

As a part of the FOWINA project, novel color sensors with a special microlens arrangement have been created by researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS in Erlangen and the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC in Würzburg.

4 Dec 2018

New Sensor System Enables Improved Detection of Ice Formation

One of the biggest safety risks in aviation is in-flight icing of aircraft wings. Scientists have now created novel wireless sensors that enable better detection of the formation of ice.

30 Nov 2018

Rigaku to partner with Covalent Metrology to deliver New Semiconductor Lab Resources in Silicon Valley

Rigaku Corporation, a global leader in X-ray analytical instrumentation, is pleased to announce a new partnership with Covalent Metrology, a leading provider of analytical services to advanced materials innovation compan...

30 Nov 2018

Intrinsic Fingerprint of Steel Can Reveal Fake Components

Scientists using magnetic signals have discovered unique “fingerprints” on steel, which could help to verify weapons treaties and minimize the use of fake bolts in the construction sector.

29 Nov 2018

Research Finds Customized Photonic Sensors Can Accurately Function Even in High-Radiation Environments

Scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have reported landmark test results that point toward the fact that a promising category of sensors can be used in high-radiation environments and to promote significant industrial, medical, and research applications.

28 Nov 2018