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New Metrohm Eco Titrator Makes Titration Simple, Safe, and Reliable

When something goes wrong in quality control, the reputation of the brand concerned is at stake. Better to exclude risks in the first place.

From Metrohm AG 15 Mar 2019

Green Electronic Polymer-Based Films Produced Using Protein Nanowires

An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has developed a new group of electronic materials that may pave the way to a “green,” more sustainable future in biomedical and environmental sensing, say research leaders microbiologist Derek Lovley and polymer scientist Todd Emrick.

23 Oct 2018

Graphene Controls Surface Magnetism at Room Temperature

In a refreshing change of perspective, theoretical physicist Dr Zeila Zanolli has looked at the proximity effects of graphene on a magnetic semiconducting substrate, finding it to affect the substrate’s magnetism down to several layers below the surface.

11 Oct 2018

Researchers Print Cell-Based Biosensors Using Graphene Ink

Cell-based biosensors are able to reproduce the effect of different substances (for example, drugs) on the human body in the lab, but it is very costly.

7 Mar 2018

Improvements on the Development of Triboelectric Nanogenerators

An engineer team from the University of Alberta has created a new way for producing electrical power capable of charging handheld devices or sensors that have the potential to monitor anything from medical implants to pipelines.

12 Dec 2017

Green Light Given for Detecting Various Gases at Ambient Temperature

Scientists from Russia have devised a mechanism which involves using green light to detect molecular hydrogen in order to light up a nanocrystalline composite sensor based on indium and zinc oxides. This is the first time that a gas sensor has been able to function at ambient temperature. The study was reported in the Scientific Reports journal.

27 Oct 2017

New Sensor with a Breathalyzer Prevents the Need for a Blood Test

In the future, the procedure of blowing into the tube will not just be used by police checking for alcohol intoxication, but it will also be applied for testing the condition of athletes and for people wanting to lose that extra bit of weight. ETH researchers have developed a sensor that allows carrying out measurements when the body begins to burn fat with a convenient breathalyzer.

11 Oct 2017

New Optomechanical Nanosensor Offers Fresh Possibilities for Signal Processing

The demand for nanosensors is large and growing, with minimal sign of slowing, even though the world of nanosensors may be physically small. With electronic devices becoming smaller, their potential to provide accurate, chip-based sensing of dynamic physical properties such as motion becomes difficult to develop.

18 Sep 2017

New Hypoallergenic Electronic Sensor Lets Skin Breathe During Long-Term Health Monitoring

It is now possible to wear a hypoallergenic electronic sensor on the skin continuously for a week without any discomfort. This sensor is extremely thin and light such that users tend to forget that they even have it on, explains a Japanese group of scientists.

18 Jul 2017

Study Reveals Potential of Silver Atom Nanoclusters to Become Efficient Biosensors

In recent years, the research community has been able to develop a type of very small nanoclusters comprising of only a few noble metal atoms bound to a DNA fragment by combining chemistry and nanotechnology.

14 Jun 2017