A biosensor developed at Aalto University enables creating a range of new health tests similar to home pregnancy tests. The plasmonic biosensor can detect diseased exosomes even by the naked... Read more
Imagine a bottle of laundry detergent that can sense when you’re running low on soap — and automatically connect to the internet to place an order for more. University of Washington research... Read more
New program envisions plants as discreet, self-sustaining sensors capable of reporting via remotely monitored, programmed responses to environmental stimuli To meet this demand, the Departme... Read more
A soft, flexible and stretchable microfibre sensor for real-time healthcare monitoring and diagnosis
Wide-ranging applications include monitoring of vital signs and bandage pressure sensing A research team from National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed a soft, flexible and stretc... Read more
Electronic circuits reveal when a plant begins to experience drought conditions. Forgot to water that plant on your desk again? It may soon be able to send out an SOS. MIT engineers have cre... Read more
In London’s St. Paul’s Cathedral, a whisper can be heard far across the circular whispering gallery as the sound curves around the walls. Now, an optical whispering gallery mode... Read more
Scientists have discovered a pioneering new technique to transform ambient heat into motion in nanoscale devices – which could revolutionise future generations of data storage and sens... Read more
A recent study, affiliated with UNIST has engineered a self-sustaining sensor platform to continuously monitor the surrounding environment without having an external power source. This resea... Read more
A recent study, affiliated with UNIST has created a three-dimensional, tactile sensor that could detect wide pressure ranges from human body weight to a finger touch. This new sensor with tr... Read more
Picture a tablet that you can fold into the size of a phone and put away in your pocket, or an artificial skin that can sense your body’s movements and vital signs. A new, inexpensive senso... Read more
Ingestible sensors, powered by stomach acid, could monitor physiological conditions or deliver drugs
Ingestible electronic devices could monitor physiological conditions or deliver drugs. Researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have designed and demonstrated a small voltaic cell... Read more
Portable handheld sensors for detecting explosives, wearable sensors that can detect chemical agents, compact devices for fast and accurate identification of defects in computing chips as we... Read more
Each year, millions of people—especially those 65 and older—fall. Such falls can be serious, leading to broken bones, head injuries, hospitalizations or even death. Now, researchers from th... Read more
New sensor could help anesthesiologists place needles for epidurals and other medical procedures More than 13 million pain-blocking epidural procedures are performed every year in the United... Read more
The mining, navigation, minerals exploration and environmental hydrology sectors are set to benefit from new University of Queensland research into quantum technology. UQ School of Mathemati... Read more
