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Highly Sensitive Compact Sensors for Detecting and Monitoring Changes in Harsh Environments

Tiny high-tech chips, capable of detecting problems in ageing oil and gas pipelines, are being developed by Griffith University researchers in order to prevent potential catastrophic events.

2 Jun 2017

New Method Could Help Detect Molecules with Sensors Based on Ultra-Thin Nanomaterials

More efficient sensors are needed to be able to detect environmental pollution. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have proposed a new, sophisticated method of detecting molecules with sensors based on ultra-thin nanomaterials.

16 Mar 2017

New Optical Nanosensor Enhances Accuracy of Brain Mapping

Researchers report, in an article published in the recent issue of Neurophotonics, that a new optical nanosensor enabling more accurate measurement and spatiotemporal mapping of the brain is also capable of paving the path towards the design of future multimodal sensors and a wider range of applications.

3 Mar 2017

Innovative Techniques and Materials for Upgrading Smart Electronics and Wearable Devices

A research team from Waseda University, Japan, has created innovative techniques as well as materials for producing ultrathin stick-on electronic devices by using elastomeric “nanosheet” film.

23 Feb 2017

Wayne State Professor Awarded NSF I-Corps Grant to Enhance Nanowire Gas Sensors

Guangzhao Mao, Ph.D., chair and professor of chemical engineering in the College of Engineering at Wayne State University, was recently awarded a $50,000 Innovation Corps (I-Corps) grant from the National Science Foundation.

16 Jan 2017

Researchers Develop Nanoarray Capable of Sniffing Out and Distinguishing Several Diseases

Before modern medical lab methods became available, doctors diagnosed certain diseases by smelling the breath of patient. Researchers have been attempting to develop analytical instruments that can imitate this sniff-and-diagnose skill.

22 Dec 2016

Nanosensors on the Alert for Terrorist Threats

Scientists interested in the prospects of gas sensors based on binary metal oxide nanocomposites.

2 Nov 2016

New Atomic Force Microscope Uses Nanowires as Tiny Sensors

Nanowires are being used as tiny sensors by a new type of atomic force microscope (AFM). Unlike conventional AFM, this new device with a nanowire sensor allows measurements to be taken of both the direction and size of forces.

18 Oct 2016

New Nanosensor can Detect Food-Based Bacteria Within One Hour

It seems that contamination is the cause of food products being recalled almost every week. A pathogenic strain of E. coli is one of the causes for the contamination.

7 Oct 2016

Imec and Holst Centre Present the World’s Most Energy-Efficient Biomedical Sensor Hub for Wearable Health Applications

World-leading research and development center for nano-electronics and digital technology, imec, and Holst Centre (established by imec and TNO), today announced a new sensor hub integrated as a system-on-chip (SoC) intended for a broad range of wearable health devices and applications.

From IMEC 5 Oct 2016

Nanosensors News

Highly Sensitive Compact Sensors for Detecting and Monitoring Changes in Harsh Environments

New Method Could Help Detect Molecules with Sensors Based on Ultra-Thin Nanomaterials

New Optical Nanosensor Enhances Accuracy of Brain Mapping

Innovative Techniques and Materials for Upgrading Smart Electronics and Wearable Devices

Wayne State Professor Awarded NSF I-Corps Grant to Enhance Nanowire Gas Sensors

Researchers Develop Nanoarray Capable of Sniffing Out and Distinguishing Several Diseases

Nanosensors on the Alert for Terrorist Threats

New Atomic Force Microscope Uses Nanowires as Tiny Sensors

New Nanosensor can Detect Food-Based Bacteria Within One Hour

Imec and Holst Centre Present the World’s Most Energy-Efficient Biomedical Sensor Hub for Wearable Health Applications

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Calcium Carbonate Nanoparticles: Boosting T Cell Activation in Cancer Therapy

Emergent Quantum Phenomena in Self-Organized Graphene Systems

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Conversations on AFM: The Technology and History Behind AFM and SPM

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