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Nanoparticle-Based Ultra-Sensitive Sensor Prototype to Measure Biomarkers

Scientists have developed a prototype ultra-sensitive sensor that would enable doctors to detect the early stages of diseases and viruses with the naked eye, according to research published today in the journal Nature Nanotechnology.

29 Oct 2012

Near-Atomically Flat Silicon Helps Develop New Biological and Chemical Sensors

Silicon is the workhorse of the electronics industry, serving as the base material for the tiny transistors that make it possible for digital clocks to tick and computers to calculate.

29 Oct 2012

Study Raises Doubt on Viability of Functional Nanopore Genome Sequencing Device

The claim that nanopore technology is on the verge of making DNA analysis so fast and cheap that a person's entire genome could be sequenced in just minutes and at a fraction of the cost of available commercial methods, has resulted in overwhelming academic, industrial, and global interest.

18 Oct 2012

New Fabrication Technique to Etch Carbon Nanotube Sensors

Carbon nanotubes offer a powerful new way to detect harmful gases in the environment. However, the methods typically used to build carbon nanotube sensors are hazardous and not suited for large-scale production.

9 Oct 2012

Northrop Grumman to Develop MEMS Inertial Sensors with In-Situ Calibration Capabilities

The University of California, Irvine, has awarded a subcontract to Northrop Grumman to focus on long-term calibration issues of inertial sensors.

25 Sep 2012

Gold Nanoparticles with Green Fluorescent Protein Rapidly Detects Different Types of Cancer

A research team headed by Vincent Rotello from the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) has developed a nose-like sensor array system made of gold nanoparticles and proteins to detect a variety of cancer types in live tissues.

15 Sep 2012

NC State to Lead Nanotechnology Research Initiative to Develop Self-Powered Health Monitoring Devices

National Science Foundation (NSF) has reported that North Carolina State University (NC State) will head a national nanotechnology research initiative to develop self-powered devices to monitor people’s health and know the impact of surrounding environment on it.

From North Carolina State University 6 Sep 2012

Queensgate Instruments Set To Introduce New Dual Sensor Technology

Queensgate Instruments - an Elektron Technology brand - is to unveil its revolutionary new Dual Sensor Technology at this year's European Microscopy Congress (emc2012) from the 16th to 21st of September in Manchester...

From Queensgate Instruments Ltd 24 Aug 2012

UC Riverside Research Enables Nano Engineered Applications to Develop Electronic Nose Prototype

Nano Engineered Applications, a company of Innovation Economy, has developed an ‘electronic nose’ prototype that is capable of detecting trace amounts of hazardous airborne substances based on a work by Nosang Myung, a professor at the University of California, Riverside, Bourns College of Engineering.

23 Aug 2012

New Report Forecasts Global MEMS Pressure Sensors Market to Grow at 7.03% CAGR for 2011-2015

Scientists from King's College London together with AMOLF and ICFO have successfully mapped the interaction of light with complex photonic materials by breaking the light resolution limit at the nanoscale. This was done by employing a new technique that integrates optical detection and electronic excitation.

21 Aug 2012