Engineers at Carlos III University in Madrid, Spain, have designed an optical sensor that detects how much salt is on road surfaces in real time. This avoids the need to spread the substance... Read more
‘Smart’ holograms, which are currently being tested to monitor diabetes, and could be used to monitor a wide range of medical and environmental conditions in future, have been developed by r... Read more
Determining how effectively a drug is being absorbed by the human body is a tricky business. While age and weight can give doctors a good indication, a patients’ metabolism, the foods... Read more
Researchers at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) have developed a technique that enables driver assistance systems in cars to pinpoint pedestrians and cyclists – even while they are... 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
Researchers have created a control system that makes robots more intelligent. Using arm sensors that can “read” a person’s muscle movements, Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have ... Read more
“These sensors could be used to help develop prosthetics that respond to a user’s movement and provide feedback when in use” North Carolina State University researchers have used silver nano... Read more
It’s a breakthrough in the fight against disease-carrying mosquitoes. Researchers have found a chemical that disables the part of the insect’s brain that smells humans. Future bu... Read more
The technology offers the potential for a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities with little patient discomfort. It is likely that at your next visit to the doctor, a medical... Read more
Bomb makers and chemists cooking up crystal meth better watch out. A sewer system full of chemical sensors could soon be sniffing out their homemade labs BOMB-MAKERS or chemists with Breakin... Read more
Carbon nanotubes that detect nitric oxide can be implanted under the skin for more than a year. Nitric oxide (NO) is one of the most important signaling molecules in living cells, carrying m... Read more
GimBall and the AirBurr, are robots designed specifically to study the physical interaction between flying robots and their environment. Robots capable of flight in cramped and cluttered env... Read more
Thermal infrared (IR) energy is emitted from all things that have a temperature greater than absolute zero. Human eyes, primarily sensitive to shorter wavelength visible light, are unable to... Read more
Remotely controlled cockroaches Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed software that allows them to map unknown environments – such as collapsed buildings – based on... Read more
They hope to mass produce the sensors for as little as $5 each Crop growers, wine grape and other fruit growers, food processors and even concrete makers all benefit from water sensors for a... Read more
