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Tissue paper – similar to toilet tissue – has been turned into a new kind of wearable sensor that can detect a pulse, a blink of an eye and other human movement

The sensor is light, flexible and inexpensive, with potential applications in health care, entertainment and

A biodegradable pressure sensor that could help doctors monitor medical conditions before dissolving harmlessly in a patient’s body

UConn engineers have created a biodegradable pressure sensor that could help doctors monitor chronic lung

A swallowable capsule could revolutionise the way that gut disorders and diseases are prevented and diagnosed

The trials by researchers at RMIT University have uncovered mechanisms in the human body that

Cheap sensors-on-tape can be attached to plants and provide new kinds of data to researchers and farmers

Iowa State University plant scientist Patrick Schnable quickly described how he measured the time it

New easy-to-use health test enabled by plasmonic sensors

A biosensor developed at Aalto University enables creating a range of new health tests similar

3D printing your way to connect to WiFi without electronics

Imagine a bottle of laundry detergent that can sense when you’re running low on soap

Plants as sensors for security threats?

New program envisions plants as discreet, self-sustaining sensors capable of reporting via remotely monitored, programmed

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

Leaf sensors for plants can warn of drought

Electronic circuits reveal when a plant begins to experience drought conditions. Forgot to water that

Lab-on-a-chip biophysical sensing with incredible sensitivity takes a big step

In London’s St. Paul’s Cathedral, a whisper can be heard far across the circular whispering

A magnetic system that transforms heat into motion could revolutionise data storage and sensors

Scientists have discovered a pioneering new technique to transform ambient heat into motion in nanoscale

Self-sustaining sensor platform for environmental monitoring need no external power source

A recent study, affiliated with UNIST has engineered a self-sustaining sensor platform to continuously monitor

Active-matrix 3D pressure sensors for touchscreens and smart running shoes

A recent study, affiliated with UNIST has created a three-dimensional, tactile sensor that could detect

Foldable devices move closer with a new bendable stretchable transparent sensor

Picture a tablet that you can fold into the size of a phone and put

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