Can accurately detect cancer-related molecules in blood and are small enough to be used in portable medical devices A new method that fabricates gold nanostructures quickly and efficiently c... Read more
Potential applications range from air-quality monitors to electronic skin Researchers at the Technische Universität München (TUM) are showing the way toward low-cost, industrial-scale manufa... Read more
Could save manufacturers millions in maintenance costs, lower fuel consumption A new, highly-accurate temperature sensor could save manufacturers millions in maintenance costs, lower fuel co... Read more
Tiny detectors that can sniff out everything from explosives and biotoxins to smuggled humans Sandia National Laboratories scientists are thinking small, building on decades of sensor work t... Read more
All those technologies may be possible thanks to a breakthrough at the Navy’s premier research lab Imagine: tiny sensors built into military combat gear to detect chemical or biological weap... Read more
Cameras fitted with a new revolutionary sensor will soon be able to take clear and sharp photos in dim conditions, thanks to a new image sensor invented at Nanyang Technological University (... Read more
The future of health care could be found in a tiny, paper-thin skin patch that collects vital information. The Bio-patch sensor developed by researchers at Stockholm’s KTH Royal Instit... Read more
New electronic tattoos could help monitor health during normal daily activities. Skin signals: This device, applied directly to the skin, can record useful medical information. So-called “ep... Read more