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Surgeons Perform First Knee Surgery Using New Nanosensor Technology

The first advanced sensor assisted knee surgery in the world has been performed at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Through collaboration with OrthoSensor, Inc. in Fort Lauderdale, the new sensor technology is...

25 Aug 2010

New Book Discusses Nanomaterials Applications in Biological and Chemical Analysis

Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Trace Analysis with Nanomaterials" to their offering. Presenting a wide variety of methods, this book provides a c...

25 Aug 2010

Successful Deployment of MEMS-Based Structural Health Monitoring System in Chile

Digitexx Inc and Colibrys SA announced today the successful results of an innovative mobile Structural Health Monitoring system deployed since March in a newly constructed building in Vina del Mar, Chile.

19 Aug 2010

Molecular-Imprint Nanosensor for Ultrasensitive Detection of Proteins

A cluster of carbon nanotubes coated with a thin layer of protein-recognizing polymer form a biosensor capable of using electrochemical signals to detect minute amounts of proteins. With further development, this biosensor could provide a crucial new diagnostic tool for the detection of cancer and other illnesses, according to a team of investigators led by Dong Cai of Boston College.

18 Aug 2010

Cancer Detection from Exhaled Breath Using Nanosensors

With a single breath, a Breathalyzer™ can tell a police officer when a driver has had too much to drink. Now, thanks to a team of investigators at the Israel Institute of Technology, a single breath may be enough t...

18 Aug 2010

Technology Advancement in Printed Electronics Industry

A European collaboration which is being led by a researcher at DCU will revolutionize the way blood tests, such as cholesterol, are performed.

16 Aug 2010

DARPA Fund Supports Development of New Bio-Inspired Nanosensors

Scientists at GE Global Research, GE’s technology development arm, in collaboration with Air Force Research Laboratory, State University at Albany, and University of Exeter, have received a four-year, $6.3 million award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop new bio-inspired nanostructured sensors that would enable faster, more selective detection of dangerous warfare agents and explosives.

13 Aug 2010

Researchers Fabricate Silk Metamaterial Composite at Terahertz Frequency

Researchers at the Tufts University School of Engineering and Boston University have fabricated and characterized the first large area metamaterial structures patterned on implantable, bio-compatible silk substrates. ...

13 Aug 2010

New Report Discusses MEMS and Sensor Integration into Mobile Phones

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: MEMS : MEMS & Sensors for Smartphones. MARKET TRENDS Integration of MEMS components and sensors is not new to the mobi...

11 Aug 2010

Optomec’s Aerosol Jet System Supports FSU for Nanomaterial Development

Optomec announced today that Florida State University (FSU) has purchased an Aerosol Jet deposition system. The system, which is installed at FSU’s Materials Research Building, will be used by researchers at the High-Performance Materials Institute (HPMI) for the development of multifunctional composites incorporating printed sensors.

From Optomec 11 Aug 2010