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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

Digi-Key Becomes Distributor for InvenSense's MEMS MotionTracking Solutions

InvenSense, Inc., the leading provider of MotionTracking™ devices and global electronics components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, the worldwide leader in electronic component selection, availability and delivery, announced a global distribution agreement.

10 Jul 2013

NAS Award to Develop Inkjet-Printed, Nanoparticle-Based Test Strips for Testing Drinking Water

Today the National Academy of Sciences announced a three-year, $271,930 grant to chemist Vincent Rotello at the University of Massachusetts Amherst to develop, test and deploy new, sensitive, reliable and affordable inkjet-printed, nanoparticle-based test strips for detecting disease-causing bacteria in drinking water, with researchers at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Pakistan.

2 Jul 2013

Ultra-Thin Antenna to Embed RFID Tags in Fiber Composites

Antennas that are capable of transmitting radio waves turn components into intelligent objects. Researchers have now found a way to embed these antennas in fiber composites. As a result, the technology also works with carbon and glass fibers.

1 Jul 2013

New MEMS Absolute Pressure Sensor to be Released by OMRON

OMRON Corporation will release an absolute pressure sensor capable of accurately detecting 50cm altitudinal variations on July 29th 2013.

1 Jul 2013

BiOptix to Highlight 404pi SPR Instrument at IBC’s 8th Annual Next Generation Protein Therapeutics Summit

BiOptix today announced participation and support in IBC’s 8th Annual Next Generation Protein Therapeutics Summit in San Diego, California. At the event, BiOptix will highlight the BiOptix 404pi, a next-generation SPR instrument that is changing the way that scientific researchers think about label-free instrumentation.

28 Jun 2013

Linde Electronics Launch Carbon Nanotube Ink for Next Generation Electronics

Linde Electronics, the global electronics business of The Linde Group, today launches a revolutionary new carbon nanotube ink to drive innovation in the development of next generation displays, sensors and other electron...

From Linde 28 Jun 2013

Chiral Plasmonic Objects Could Enhance Design of Nano-Optics

In chemical reactions, left and right can make a big difference. A "left-handed" molecule of a particular chemical composition could be an effective drug, while its mirror-image "right-handed" counterpart could be completely inactive. That's because, in biology, "left" and "right" molecular designs are crucial: Living organisms are made only from left-handed amino acids. So telling the two apart is important—but difficult.

From Brookhaven National Laboratory 27 Jun 2013