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Disease Diagnosis, Toxin Detection and More are Possible with DNA-Graphene Nanostructure

Biomedical researchers suspect graphene, a novel nanomaterial made of sheets of single carbon atoms, would be useful in a variety of applications. But no one had studied the interaction between graphene and DNA, the buil...

22 Sep 2009

Researchers Develop New Class of Sensors for Detecting Neurotoxins

Soman, Tabun, and Sarin (which has already been used in terrorist attacks) are chemical weapons that attack the nervous system. When inhaled, these extremely toxic organophosphates can lead to death within minutes.

18 Sep 2009

Company Secures Funding to Finalise Prototypes and Complete Testing of Biosensor

An Adelaide company has secured funding to finalise prototypes and complete testing of a biosensor technology that is set to revolutionise the testing of water, wine and food throughout the world.

15 Sep 2009

Artificial Nose for General Detection of Toxic Industrial Chemicals

Kenneth Suslick and his team at the University of Illinois have developed an artificial nose for the general detection of toxic industrial chemicals (TICs) that is simple, fast and inexpensive – and works by visualizing odors.

13 Sep 2009

Eleven Monash Researchers Awarded Future Fellowships

Eleven Monash researchers have been awarded a total of $7,854,900 in the first ever round of Australian Research Council Future Fellowships to further research in their fields. The Australian Government created the ne...

9 Sep 2009

MacDermid Autotype Introduces Autotype PLUS GOLD for PVs and Biosensors

MacDermid Autotype, the leading European manufacturer of specialised hard coated films and chemicals, has launched Autotype PLUS GOLD, a photo-stencil emulsion specifically designed for high tolerance electronics screen printing.

9 Sep 2009

Biosensor Detecting Very Low Levels of Salmonella

A research group from the Rovira i Virgili University (URV) in Tarragona has developed a biosensor that can immediately detect very low levels of Salmonella typhi, the bacteria that causes typhoid fever. The technique uses carbon nanotubes and synthetic DNA fragments that activate an electric signal when they link up with the pathogen.

8 Sep 2009

Highly Sensitive Nanosensor that Can Detect Possible Mutations in DNA

Researchers from the Basque technological centre CIDETEC-IK4, the Higher Centre for Scientific Research (CSIC) and the University of Berkeley (U.S.) have developed a highly sensitive electrochemical sensor that can detec...

7 Sep 2009

Technique Could Lead to Better Biosensors, Disease Therapeutics and Diagnostic Reagents

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have developed a systematic method to improve the stability of antibodies. The technique could lead to better biosensors, disease therapeutics and diagnostic reagents and non-laboratory applications, including environmental remediation.

From Argonne National Laboratory 3 Sep 2009

NSF Announces Eight Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials Awarded as Result of Competition

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announces eight Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials (PREMs) awarded as a result of the 2009 PREM competition. The objective of the PREM program is to broaden part...

1 Sep 2009