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Electronic Nose Sniffs Out Bacteria

Early treatment of infection in burns patients is critical. A European consortium has designed a point-of-care instrument that can identify types of bacteria from the tiny amounts of volatile gases they emit. Patient...

6 Sep 2010

Novelda Nanoscale Impulse Radar to be Displayed at China’s EXPO 2010

Novelda AS, a fabless semiconductor company specializing in nanoscale wireless low-power technology for impulse radar, has been invited by the Norwegian government and Innovation Norway to exhibit at the prestigious EXPO...

3 Sep 2010

Georgia Tech Scientists Develop New Class of Devices Using Zinc Oxide Nanowires

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a new class of electronic logic device in which current is switched by an electric field generated by the application of mechanical strain to zinc oxide nanowires.

2 Sep 2010

NIST Sensor Measures Yoctonewton Forces Fast

Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have used a small crystal of ions (electrically charged atoms) to detect forces at the scale of yoctonewtons.

31 Aug 2010

Researchers Develop New Transparent Conductive Oxides Using Quantum Mechanics

European researchers have combined computer modelling of quantum mechanics and precision fabrication processes to create novel transparent conductive oxides made to order for a wide range of scientific and consumer applications.

27 Aug 2010

Dynasil Secures DOE Funds for Developing Nano-Enhanced Sensors and Detectors

Dynasil Corporation of America (OTCBB:DYSL) today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has approved seven of its Phase-II SBIR projects for awards, ranging from $750,000 to $1,000,000 each. The awards, ...

25 Aug 2010

Surgeons Perform First Knee Surgery Using New Nanosensor Technology

The first advanced sensor assisted knee surgery in the world has been performed at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Through collaboration with OrthoSensor, Inc. in Fort Lauderdale, the new sensor technology is...

25 Aug 2010

New Book Discusses Nanomaterials Applications in Biological and Chemical Analysis

Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Trace Analysis with Nanomaterials" to their offering. Presenting a wide variety of methods, this book provides a c...

25 Aug 2010

Successful Deployment of MEMS-Based Structural Health Monitoring System in Chile

Digitexx Inc and Colibrys SA announced today the successful results of an innovative mobile Structural Health Monitoring system deployed since March in a newly constructed building in Vina del Mar, Chile.

19 Aug 2010

Molecular-Imprint Nanosensor for Ultrasensitive Detection of Proteins

A cluster of carbon nanotubes coated with a thin layer of protein-recognizing polymer form a biosensor capable of using electrochemical signals to detect minute amounts of proteins. With further development, this biosensor could provide a crucial new diagnostic tool for the detection of cancer and other illnesses, according to a team of investigators led by Dong Cai of Boston College.

18 Aug 2010