When plants come under attack internal alarm bells ring and their defence mechanisms swing into action – and it happens in the space of just a few minutes. Now, for the first time, plant sci... Read more
Scientists have come up with a way of creating sensors which could allow machines to smell more accurately than humans Every odour has its own specific pattern which our noses are able to id... Read more
An ultrasensitive biosensor made from the wonder material graphene has been used to detect molecules that indicate an increased risk of developing cancer. The biosensor has been shown to be... Read more
The light-warping structures known as metamaterials have a new trick in their ever-expanding repertoire. Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have built a... Read more
Researchers today announced the creation of an imaging technology more powerful than anything that has existed before, and is fast enough to observe life processes as they actually happen at... Read more
Building ‘Smart’ Cell-Based Therapies A Northwestern synthetic biology team has created a new technology for modifying human cells to create programmable therapeutics that could... Read more
“Our system is convenient, and it is cheap to make” Some may think of turkeys as good for just lunch meat and holiday meals, but bioengineers at UC Berkeley saw inspiration in the big birds... Read more
Imagine a swarm of tiny devices only a few hundred nanometers in size that can detect trace amounts of toxins in a water supply or the very earliest signs of cancer in the blood. Now imagine... Read more
A multidisciplinary Brazilian research team has developed a biosensor to measure pesticide content on food produce, water and soil. The technology is in its development phase, but if develop... Read more
Researchers and physicians in the field could soon run on-the-spot tests for environmental toxins, medical diagnostics, food safety and more with their smartphones. University of Illinois at... Read more
Their work may greatly facilitate the rapid screening—less than five minutes—of many drugs, infectious diseases, and cancers. Since the beginning of time, living organisms have developed ing... Read more
The patient can wear the sensor for weeks, or even months. Pricking a finger everyday is just part of everyday life for many diabetes patients. A non-invasive measurement approach could rele... Read more
“Our biochemiresistor was able to detect enrofloxacin in neat milk in 40 minutes” A whole new class of biosensor that can detect exceptionally small traces of contaminants in liq... Read more
Could be easily reconfigured to detect biomarkers related to other diseases or viruses A new ultra-sensitive test developed by scientists from the Imperial College London and Spain’s... Read more
The new sensor detects both charged and uncharged biomolecules, allowing a broader range of applications Researchers have created an ultrasensitive biosensor that could open up new op... Read more
