Out in the wilds or anywhere off the grid, sophisticated instruments small enough to fit in a shirt pocket will one day scavenge power from sunlight, body heat, or other sources to monitor w... Read more
This is the concept: If the analyzed sample shines red, then the water is ‘clean;’ While residual medications don’t belong in the water, trace metals from industrial process waters handled b... Read more
He suspects that such semiconductors could replace nerves in the body that have been damaged by disease or injury. New technology under development at The Ohio State University is paving the... Read more
Measuring and monitoring blood pressure is a tedious business for patients. It usually involves a cuff which is activated every 15 minutes over several hours and compresses the upper arm, a... Read more
Pitt chemists demonstrate sensor technology that could detect and monitor diabetes through breath analysis alone Diabetes patients often receive their diagnosis after a series of glucose-rel... Read more
Aiding Organ Transplants to be First Application of New Technology New technology under development at The Ohio State University is paving the way for low-cost electronic devices that work i... Read more
Kamran Mohseni envisions a day when the unmanned vehicles in his laboratory at the University of Florida will swarm over, under and through hurricanes to help predict the strength and path o... Read more
Forget to turn off the lights before leaving the apartment? No problem. Just raise your hand, finger-swipe the air, and your lights will power down. Want to change the song playing on your m... Read more
Interconnected wireless body sensors could use sonar to treat diabetes, heart failure and other ailments The military has for decades used sonar for underwater communication. Now, researcher... Read more
The quarter-sized RoboBee looks like a fly, but it was designed to save us from colony collapse disorder. If the bees die, we have a robot backup. We take for granted the effortless flight o... Read more
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Robots could become a lot more ‘sensitive’ thanks to new artificial skins and sensor technologies developed by European scientists. Leading to better robotic platforms that could... Read more
Engineers combine layers of flexible materials into pressure sensors to create a wearable heart monitor thinner than a dollar bill. The skin-like device could one day provide doctors with a... Read more
A group of researchers from Sweden have provided further evidence that illegal drugs can be detected in the breath, opening up the possibility of a roadside breathalyzer test to detect subst... Read more
What use is a hand without nerves, that can’t tell what it’s holding? A hand that lifts a can of soda to your lips, but inadvertently tips or crushes it in the process? Researche... Read more
As thousands of bridges, parking garages and other structures age, improved methods for detecting deterioration could save lives and prevent economic disruption. Major bridge failures in rec... Read more
