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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

Research Opens Door to Extremely Sensitive Chemical Sensors that can be Produced in a Cost-Effective Way

An international team of researchers from the Netherlands, Russia and Austria discovered that monolayer coverage and channel length set the mobility in self-assembled monolayer field-effect transistors (SAMFETs). This opens the door to extremely sensitive chemical sensors that can be produced in a cost-effective way.

11 Aug 2009

Argonne National Laboratory Opens its Gates to the Community

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory will open its gates to the community on Saturday, August 29, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for a day of discovery and fun for the whole family. The event is free and open to the public.

From Argonne National Laboratory 6 Aug 2009

Leading MEMS Solution Provider Introduces New Low Profile Dual-Axis Magnetic Sensor

MEMSIC, Inc. (Nasdaq: MEMS), a leading MEMS solution provider, combining proprietary MEMS technology with advanced mixed signal processing and system solutions, today announced the release of its new low profile Dual-Axi...

From MEMSIC Inc. 6 Aug 2009

Nanotechnology Sniffing Out Kidney Diseases in Breath Samples

A carbon nanosensor "electronic nose" - first developed by Technion-Israel Institute of Technology researchers to detect cancer from breath samples - has been modified to identify chronic renal failure (CRF). T...

3 Aug 2009

Findings Significantly Help Efforts to Build Biologically Based Sensors for Detection of Chemicals

Our cells are controlled by billions of molecular "switches" and chemists at UC Santa Barbara have developed a theory that explains how these molecules work. Their findings may significantly help efforts to build biologically based sensors for the detection of chemicals ranging from drugs to explosives to disease markers.

3 Aug 2009

Tiny Device to 'Sniff Out' Disease, Heart Attacks, Poison And Environmental Pollution

Like the sensitive seismographs that can pick up tremors of impending earthquakes long before they strike, a similar invention from Tel Aviv University researchers may change the face of molecular biology.

3 Aug 2009

Breakthrough in Efforts to Extend Sensory Range of 'Electronic Noses'

Scientists from CSIRO's Food Futures Flagship have made a breakthrough in efforts to extend the sensory range of 'electronic noses' (e-noses) by developing a system for comparing their performance against the...

29 Jul 2009

Detecting Possible Mutations in DNA with Highly Sensitive Nanosensor

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 detect possible mutations in DNA more quickly than has been possible in the past.

28 Jul 2009