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Sensitive Electronic Noses Capturing Smell of Explosives

A new intelligent system has been developed to help identify terrorists carrying explosives. Sensitive electronic noses capture the smell of the explosives; the system processes the acquired data, correlates it with indi...

5 Jan 2010

Sensors Expo Dedicated to Exploring the Most Up-to-Date Innovations in Sensor Technology

Questex Media Group is pleased to announce the co-location of the 2010 Sensors Expo + Conference -- the leading sensor event in North America exclusively focused on sensors and sensor-integrated systems -- and the Embedd...

21 Dec 2009

Electronic Nose to Facilitate the Selection of More Aromatic Foods

The use of an electronic smelling system capable of discriminating which tomatoes, melons or other products have a more attractive aroma is a particularly valuable aid for agro-food firms. However, existing electronic no...

21 Dec 2009

Sensor on a Chip that Can Detect and Measure Single Nanoparticles

Nanotechnology has already made it to the shelves of your local pharmacy and grocery: nanoparticles are found in anti-odor socks, makeup, makeup remover, sunscreen, anti-graffiti paint, home pregnancy tests, plastic beer bottles, anti-bacterial doorknobs, plastic bags for storing vegetables, and more than 800 other products.

18 Dec 2009

PNNL Scientists Names Fellows of AAAS

Six scientists from the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for their exceptional efforts to advance science...

17 Dec 2009

Scientists Resolve Question About How a Popular Class of Drugs Work Using Biosensors

Scientists have resolved a question about how a popular class of drugs used to treat schizophrenia works using biosensors that reveal previously hidden components of chemical communication in the brain.

13 Dec 2009

Researchers Use Nanosensors to Measure Cancer Biomarkers in Whole Blood for First Time

A team led by Yale University researchers has used nanosensors to measure cancer biomarkers in whole blood for the first time. Their findings, which appear December 13 in the advanced online publication of Nature Nanotechnology.

13 Dec 2009

Biosensor that can Identify Immune System Cells that Actively Suppress Tumour Growth

An EU-funded research team has developed a biosensor that can identify immune system cells that actively suppress tumour growth. This biosensor can help patients use their immune systems to fight cancer. The COCHISE (&#3...

4 Dec 2009

Fluorescent Sensor Helping Scientists Track Specific Chromosomal Modifications

Chromosomal DNA is normally coiled and compacted via interactions with histone proteins to form material called chromatin. Chemical modification of the histones can profoundly alter how the chromatin is arranged, and this represents an important mechanism by which cells regulate gene expression.

19 Nov 2009

Researchers Develop Biosensor Chip 1,000 Times More Sensitive

Searching for biomarkers that can warn of diseases such as cancer while they are still in their earliest stage is likely to become far easier thanks to an innovative biosensor chip developed by Stanford University resear...

17 Nov 2009