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MEMS Accelerometers in Smart Phones Can Detect Moderate to Strong Earthquakes

A tiny chip used in smart phones to adjust the orientation of the screen could serve to create a real-time urban seismic network, easily increasing the amount of strong motion data collected during a large earthquake, according to a new study published in the October issue of the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (BSSA).

30 Sep 2013

Semiconductor Nano-Antennas Sense Molecules Resonating in the Infrared Spectrum

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers have developed arrays of tiny nano-antennas that can enable sensing of molecules that resonate in the infrared (IR) spectrum.

From University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 26 Sep 2013

TUM Researchers Create Carbon Nanotube-Based Flexible Gas Sensors

Researchers at the Technische Universität München (TUM) are showing the way toward low-cost, industrial-scale manufacturing of a new family of electronic devices. A leading example is a gas sensor that could be integrated into food packaging to gauge freshness, or into compact wireless air-quality monitors.

26 Sep 2013

Inexpensive Drug Sensor with Gold Nano Domes Identifies Fluid Contents in IV Lines

Today, computerized smart systems can deliver drugs intravenously in exact volumes to hospital patients. However, these systems cannot recognize which medications are in the tubing nor can they determine the concentration of the drug in the tubing. This lack of precise information can lead to medication errors with serious consequences.

20 Sep 2013

Measurement Specialties’ New MEMS-Based High Temperature Accelerometer for Harsh Environment Applications

Measurement Specialties, an expert in sensor design and manufacturing, now offers a robust, DC-response accelerometer that operates in temperatures from -55 degrees C to +170 degrees C.

From TE Connectivity Corporation 31 Aug 2013

Global Demand for Automotive MEMS Sensors Projected to Reach $4.7 Billion by 2020

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Automotive Sensors Market with Special Focus on MEMS Sensors

22 Aug 2013

Arrays of Nanoscale Sensors May Help Produce Drugs

MIT chemical engineers have discovered that arrays of billions of nanoscale sensors have unique properties that could help pharmaceutical companies produce drugs — especially those based on antibodies — more safely and efficiently.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 17 Aug 2013

Nanosensor Converts Fingerprints into Light Signals for Optical Processing

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology want to put your signature up in lights – tiny lights, that is. Using thousands of nanometer-scale wires, the researchers have developed a sensor device that converts mechanical pressure – from a signature or a fingerprint – directly into light signals that can be captured and processed optically.

From Georgia Institute of Technology 12 Aug 2013

Gold Nano-Particle Sensors Can Detect Numerous Proteins Simultaneously

Chemists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) have developed a new method for parallel protein analysis that is, in principle, capable of identifying hundreds or even thousands of different proteins. It could be used to detect the presence of viruses and identify their type in tiny samples.

1 Aug 2013

Nano-Enhanced Microcavity Biosensor Used to Detect Single Cancer Marker Protein

Just months after setting a record for detecting the smallest single virus in solution, researchers at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) have announced a new breakthrough: They used a nano-enhanced version of their patented microcavity biosensor to detect a single cancer marker protein, which is one-sixth the size of the smallest virus, and even smaller molecules below the mass of all known markers.

25 Jul 2013