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New Molecular Sensor Revealing the Amount of Zinc in Cells

Scientists have developed a new molecular sensor that can reveal the amount of zinc in cells, which could tell us more about a number of diseases, including type 2 diabetes. The research, published today in Nature Method...

30 Aug 2009

Nanotechnology Professor Recognized for Contributions to Advancement of Science and Research in Singapore

Lecturer with the School of Materials Science and Engineering at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), has been awarded one of the three inaugural L'Oréal Singapore for Women in Science National Fellowship...

28 Aug 2009

Lipid-Coated Nanocircuits Could Lead to Development of New Classes of Bio-Sensing Tools

A hybrid of silicon nanocircuits and biological components that mimics some of the processes that control the passage of molecules into and out of cells has been created by a team of scientists from UC Davis, Lawrence Li...

From Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 27 Aug 2009

Using Smart Polymer Materials as Sensors to Detect Biological Materials and Pollutants

A University of York scientist has been awarded a Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship for her research on smart polymer materials that could eventually be used as sensors to detect biological materials and pollutant...

27 Aug 2009

Cost-Effective Technology for Disease Diagnosis and Biological Research

A novel electronic sensor array for more rapid, accurate and cost-efficient testing of DNA for disease diagnosis and biological research has been developed by scientists at Singapore's Institute of Bioengineering and...

26 Aug 2009

Carbon Nanotube Sensor Revealing Nitric Oxide's Role in Living Cells

A new carbon nanotube sensor developed at MIT is the first sensor that can reversibly detect nitric oxide. Monitoring nitric oxide levels in living cells, in real time, could help researchers figure out its role in cancer and other diseases.

21 Aug 2009

34 Exhibitors Showcases High-Tech Innovations at IVAM Product Market

Experts of the medical technology industry show new developments, ranging from plastic and ceramic components to surfaces and material analysis, as well as sensor technology and implants at the IVAM Product Market "High-tech for Medical Devices".

21 Aug 2009

Nanotechnology Company Focusing on Carbon Based Chemical Sensing

MSGI Security Solutions Inc. (OTCBB: MSGI) today reported that the Company has formed its first subsidiary for NASA based technology. Nanobeak Inc. is a nanotechnology company focused on carbon based chemical sensing for...

19 Aug 2009

Biologically Inspired Material Systems that have Hierarchically Structured Sensing, Actuation, and Intelligent Control

After engineers and scientists at Virginia Tech, Harvard and Drexel finish studying the locomotion of fish in water, Michael Phelps may find he still has a few new ways to increase his own world-breaking Olympic times.

19 Aug 2009

New Sensor Detecting up to 14 Commonly-Used Sweeteners

In a new approach to an effective "electronic tongue" that mimics human taste, scientists in Illinois are reporting development of a small, inexpensive, lab-on-a-chip sensor that quickly and accurately identifies sweetness - one of the five primary tastes.

From American Chemical Society 17 Aug 2009