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Special Sensors that Can be Printed onto Plastic Film and Affixed to Objects

In future every home will have one: electronic devices that you can control just by pointing a finger. To turn this vision into reality the 3Plast research consortium is developing special sensors that can be printed onto plastic film and affixed to objects.

1 Mar 2010

Tiny Pressure Sensors on Alert

Vacuum panels are particularly good for insulating buildings - as long as the vacuum does not leak. A tiny pressure sensor constantly checks the condition of the vacuum and indicates whether the insulation effect is still present.

1 Mar 2010

New Chemical and Biological Sensor with Unprecedented Sensitivity

By taking advantage of a phenomenon that until now has been a virtual showstopper for electronics designers, a team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Panos Datskos is developing a chemical and biological sensor ...

12 Feb 2010

Harnessing Micro-Sources of Power for Sensors

It can be inconvenient to replace batteries in devices that need to work over long periods of time. Doctors might have to get beneath a patient's skin to replace batteries for implanted biomedical monitoring or treatment systems.

11 Feb 2010

Researchers Develop Smallest Solar-Powered Sensor System

A 9 cubic millimeter solar-powered sensor system developed at the University of Michigan is the smallest that can harvest energy from its surroundings to operate nearly perpetually. The U-M system's processor, sol...

9 Feb 2010

Nanotechnology-Based Sensing Solutions for Agriculture and Environment Monitoring

New analysis from Frost + Sullivan, Sensors for Agriculture and Environment Monitoring, finds that advanced techniques such as sensors, wireless communication technologies, and robotics are employed for precision agricul...

8 Feb 2010

Reliably and Affordably Design Micro Devices and Sensors Out of Diamond

Advanced Diamond Technologies (ADT) is making broadly available an etch recipe which enables engineers and product developers to reliably and affordably design micro devices and sensors out of diamond.

3 Feb 2010

Detecting Cancer Early with New Testing Method

A new testing method is being developed to detect cancer soon after the tumor has formed. It will identify characteristic substances in the blood which accompany a certain type of tumor. The first steps in the development have already been completed.

1 Feb 2010

New Sensor Could Provide Inexpensive Diagnosis and Treatment Methods for Variety of Diseases

A tiny new sensor could provide fresh, inexpensive diagnosis and treatment methods for people suffering from a variety of diseases. University of Florida engineers have designed and tested versions of the sensor for a...

21 Jan 2010

Applications of Micro and Nanosensors in Security, Health and Environmental Monitoring

The industrial and research role of sensors and associated instrumentation technologies has never been greater. However, industry demands are increasingly stringent and sophisticated, requiring innovative development of ...

21 Jan 2010