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Highly Sensitive Nanosensor Detects Radioactive Materials in Waste Water

As the Fukushima crisis continues to remind the world of the potential dangers of nuclear disposal and unforeseen accidents, scientists are reporting progress toward a new way to detect the radioactive materials uranium and plutonium in waste water. Their report on the design of a highly sensitive nanosensor appears in ACS’ The Journal of Physical Chemistry C.

From American Chemical Society 15 Nov 2013

Noninvasive Device with Multilayer Nanotechnology Helps Monitor Blood Glucose in Diabetics

A novel hand-held, noninvasive monitoring device that uses multilayer nanotechnology to detect acetone has been shown to correlate with blood-glucose levels in the breath of diabetics. This research is being presented at the 2013 American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Annual Meeting and Exposition, the world’s largest pharmaceutical sciences meeting, in San Antonio, Nov. 10–14.

14 Nov 2013

Implantable Carbon Nanotube Sensors Detect Nitric Oxide

Nitric oxide (NO) is one of the most important signaling molecules in living cells, carrying messages within the brain and coordinating immune system functions. In many cancerous cells, levels are perturbed, but very little is known about how NO behaves in both healthy and cancerous cells.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4 Nov 2013

Berkeley Lab Researchers Create New Material Resembling Molecular Velcro for Biosensing Applications

Taking inspiration from the human immune system, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have created a new material that can be programmed to identify an endless variety of molecules.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 31 Oct 2013

NevadaNano’s Molecular Property Spectrometer Wins 2013 R&D 100 Award

NevadaNano announced today that it received one of the 2013 R&D 100 Awards (http://www.rdmag.com/award-winners/2013/07/2013-r-d-100-award-winners), to be presented in Orlando, Florida on November 7th, for the development of its Molecular Property Spectrometer (MPS™) – a silicon-chip based sensor small enough to sit on the back of an ant and capable of detecting explosives, nerve agent, and industrial chemicals. The chip can also be configured for personal health monitoring and pharmaceutical industry drug discovery.

29 Oct 2013

Canatu to Launch New Carbon NanoBud Material-Based Transparent Conductive Films

Canatu will be launching its new Generation 5 product family of CNB™ transparent conductive films for touch sensors, paving the way for high-contrast touch displays and revolutionary printed, flexible, foldable and 3D-shaped touch-enabled electronics products.

From Canatu 24 Oct 2013

Forecast Report on Printed and Flexible Sensors

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Printed and Flexible Sensors 2014-2024: Technologies, Players, Forecasts

15 Oct 2013

Inexpensive Lab on a Chip Embedded in Plant Stems Can Accurately Measure Soil Moisture Levels

Crop growers, wine grape and other fruit growers, food processors and even concrete makers all benefit from water sensors for accurate, steady and numerous moisture readings. But current sensors are large, may cost thousands of dollars and often must be read manually.

11 Oct 2013

Reverse Costing Analysis on STMicroelectronics L3G4IS Dual-Core 3-Axis MEMS Gyroscope

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "STMicroelectronics L3G4IS Dual-Core 3-Axis MEMS Gyroscope Reverse Costing Analysis" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 5 Oct 2013

Cambrios’ Collaborative Venture to Produce ClearOhm Silver Nanowire-Based Film for Advanced Touchscreens

Cambrios Technologies Corporation, the leader in silver nanowire-based solutions for the transparent and flexible conductor markets, today announced the expansion of its existing joint venture with TPK, the world’s largest touch solution provider, to also include NISSHA, a leader in film-based touch sensors, to develop and manufacture ClearOhm® film for today’s advanced touchscreens.

5 Oct 2013

Nanosensors News

Highly Sensitive Nanosensor Detects Radioactive Materials in Waste Water

Noninvasive Device with Multilayer Nanotechnology Helps Monitor Blood Glucose in Diabetics

Implantable Carbon Nanotube Sensors Detect Nitric Oxide

Berkeley Lab Researchers Create New Material Resembling Molecular Velcro for Biosensing Applications

NevadaNano’s Molecular Property Spectrometer Wins 2013 R&D 100 Award

Canatu to Launch New Carbon NanoBud Material-Based Transparent Conductive Films

Forecast Report on Printed and Flexible Sensors

Inexpensive Lab on a Chip Embedded in Plant Stems Can Accurately Measure Soil Moisture Levels

Reverse Costing Analysis on STMicroelectronics L3G4IS Dual-Core 3-Axis MEMS Gyroscope

Cambrios’ Collaborative Venture to Produce ClearOhm Silver Nanowire-Based Film for Advanced Touchscreens

Calcium Carbonate Nanoparticles: Boosting T Cell Activation in Cancer Therapy

Carbon Dioxide to 3D Printed Carbon Nanocomposites: A Sustainable Innovation

Emergent Quantum Phenomena in Self-Organized Graphene Systems

Harnessing Biology for Sustainable Energy Production

Feasibility Study with Evonik Confirms LEON’s FR-JET Technology’s Performance in Advanced Nanoparticle Manufacturing for Drug Delivery

Conversations on AFM: Applications of BioAFM in Life Science

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

Recent Advances in High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy to Improve Research Into Protein Dynamics

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