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New Hypoallergenic Electronic Sensor Lets Skin Breathe During Long-Term Health Monitoring

It is now possible to wear a hypoallergenic electronic sensor on the skin continuously for a week without any discomfort. This sensor is extremely thin and light such that users tend to forget that they even have it on, explains a Japanese group of scientists.

18 Jul 2017

Study Reveals Potential of Silver Atom Nanoclusters to Become Efficient Biosensors

In recent years, the research community has been able to develop a type of very small nanoclusters comprising of only a few noble metal atoms bound to a DNA fragment by combining chemistry and nanotechnology.

14 Jun 2017

Highly Sensitive Compact Sensors for Detecting and Monitoring Changes in Harsh Environments

Tiny high-tech chips, capable of detecting problems in ageing oil and gas pipelines, are being developed by Griffith University researchers in order to prevent potential catastrophic events.

2 Jun 2017

New Method Could Help Detect Molecules with Sensors Based on Ultra-Thin Nanomaterials

More efficient sensors are needed to be able to detect environmental pollution. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have proposed a new, sophisticated method of detecting molecules with sensors based on ultra-thin nanomaterials.

16 Mar 2017

New Optical Nanosensor Enhances Accuracy of Brain Mapping

Researchers report, in an article published in the recent issue of Neurophotonics, that a new optical nanosensor enabling more accurate measurement and spatiotemporal mapping of the brain is also capable of paving the path towards the design of future multimodal sensors and a wider range of applications.

3 Mar 2017

Innovative Techniques and Materials for Upgrading Smart Electronics and Wearable Devices

A research team from Waseda University, Japan, has created innovative techniques as well as materials for producing ultrathin stick-on electronic devices by using elastomeric “nanosheet” film.

23 Feb 2017

Wayne State Professor Awarded NSF I-Corps Grant to Enhance Nanowire Gas Sensors

Guangzhao Mao, Ph.D., chair and professor of chemical engineering in the College of Engineering at Wayne State University, was recently awarded a $50,000 Innovation Corps (I-Corps) grant from the National Science Foundation.

16 Jan 2017

Researchers Develop Nanoarray Capable of Sniffing Out and Distinguishing Several Diseases

Before modern medical lab methods became available, doctors diagnosed certain diseases by smelling the breath of patient. Researchers have been attempting to develop analytical instruments that can imitate this sniff-and-diagnose skill.

22 Dec 2016

Nanosensors on the Alert for Terrorist Threats

Scientists interested in the prospects of gas sensors based on binary metal oxide nanocomposites.

2 Nov 2016

New Atomic Force Microscope Uses Nanowires as Tiny Sensors

Nanowires are being used as tiny sensors by a new type of atomic force microscope (AFM). Unlike conventional AFM, this new device with a nanowire sensor allows measurements to be taken of both the direction and size of forces.

18 Oct 2016

Nanosensors News

New Hypoallergenic Electronic Sensor Lets Skin Breathe During Long-Term Health Monitoring

Study Reveals Potential of Silver Atom Nanoclusters to Become Efficient Biosensors

Highly Sensitive Compact Sensors for Detecting and Monitoring Changes in Harsh Environments

New Method Could Help Detect Molecules with Sensors Based on Ultra-Thin Nanomaterials

New Optical Nanosensor Enhances Accuracy of Brain Mapping

Innovative Techniques and Materials for Upgrading Smart Electronics and Wearable Devices

Wayne State Professor Awarded NSF I-Corps Grant to Enhance Nanowire Gas Sensors

Researchers Develop Nanoarray Capable of Sniffing Out and Distinguishing Several Diseases

Nanosensors on the Alert for Terrorist Threats

New Atomic Force Microscope Uses Nanowires as Tiny Sensors

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