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Chemistry World July 25, 2011 Harriet Brewerton |
DNA Toxic Gas Detector Scientists in the US have developed a sensitive and simple sensor that could be used to detect toxic gases occurring in urban areas. |
Chemistry World November 27, 2013 Michael Gross |
MEDIC to kick-start personalised medicine revolution A sensor that can continuously monitor the concentration of a drug in the bloodstream is set to help personalized medicine take off. |
Chemistry World September 9, 2015 James Urquhart |
Purple bacteria signal zinc deficiency US researchers who have developed a zinc biosensor that functions as a bacterial 'litmus test', eliminating the need for expensive equipment. |
Chemistry World June 9, 2011 Harriet Brewerton |
Sensitive sugar sensor US scientists have designed a calorimetric sensor as a point-of-care diagnostic instrument that can detect low levels of glucose compared to similar sensors. |
Technology Research News December 29, 2004 |
Coated Nanotubes Make Biosensors Researchers are using carbon nanotubes to sense single molecules, and are tapping the way carbon nanotubes give off near-infrared light in order to read what the sensors have detected. |
Chemistry World November 13, 2013 Matthew Smith |
Illuminating probes identify amino acids The method proposed by researchers at Bowling Green State University in Ohio analyses fluorescence signals when guest europium ions are displaced from an array of two cucurbituril host probes. |
Chemistry World January 10, 2012 Phillip Broadwith |
Amino acid residues give away bloodstain's age Chemists in the US have developed a quick and simple way to find out how old bloodstains are using natural fluorescence measurements. |
Chemistry World March 4, 2011 Russell Johnson |
Tracking the early stages of Alzheimer's disease UK researchers can track the early steps of formation of peptide clumps linked to Alzheimer's disease using the peptide's fluorescent ability. This could help design effective therapies for the disease at an early stage. |
Chemistry World August 2006 David Walt |
Comment: Common Sense for Sensors Designing sensors for manufacturability must be performed at the outset rather than as an afterthought. Only when we develop such reproducible sensors will they become pervasive tools for improving our quality of life. |
Chemistry World June 12, 2012 Erica Mills |
Lighting the way to explosive detection A mesoporous material functionalized with aggregation-induced emission luminogens serves as an efficient and recyclable fluorescent sensor to detect picric acid in water. |
Chemistry World October 4, 2010 Rajendrani Mukhopadhyay |
Glowing glucose tracker goes skin deep Japanese researchers have developed microscale beads that visibly glow under the skin in response to blood glucose levels |
Chemistry World June 24, 2011 Rebecca Brodie |
Nanogenerators for environmental sensors A nanomaterial-based, self-powered sensor that detects mercury in water has been developed by teams from the US and Korea. |
Chemistry World November 15, 2007 Tom Westgate |
Computing Goes Into Solution South Korean scientists have developed the first soluble molecular logic gates - one step along the way to designing molecular computers and biological lab-on-a-chip devices. |
Chemistry World March 7, 2012 Phillip Broadwith |
Polymer thermometer picks out cell's hotspots Mapping the temperature differences in different portions of living cells is now possible thanks to a fluorescent polymer thermometer developed by Japanese scientists. |
Chemistry World June 2, 2011 Tamsin Phillips |
Swimming with sensors Sensors printed onto the sleeves of wetsuits could alert the wearer to contaminated water. Navy divers could also use the sensors to locate underwater explosives, such as mines. |
Chemistry World August 14, 2013 Daniel Johnson |
Putting PENCIL to paper to create gas sensors Scientists have made a carbon nanotube pencil that can draw gas sensors straight on to paper. This cheap and extremely quick prototyping method could spur huge advances in gas sensors, both for public health and in something as simple as toilet ventilation. |
Chemistry World June 7, 2012 Yuandi Li |
'Litmus paper' for food spoilage Scientists in the US have developed a cheap fluorescent sensor for food spoilage that could be as easy to use as litmus paper. |
Chemistry World March 8, 2011 Jennifer Newton |
Measuring cells' oxygen levels with PEBBLEs Scientists in Germany have developed a strategy to visualise oxygen concentrations in cells to better understand its role in biological reactions such as metabolism. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2006 |
LabVIEW Drivers for Wireless Sensor Networks National Instruments announced LabVIEW drivers for wireless sensor networks, giving engineers and scientists working with these devices the ability to fully integrate their wireless sensors into a graphical development environment. |
Chemistry World May 5, 2009 Phillip Broadwith |
Don't FRET over broken polymers Fluorescent proteins could one day help identify microscopic cracks and damage in polymer materials, allowing them to be monitored to prevent failure in load-bearing applications such as in aerospace and biomedical devices. |
IEEE Spectrum April 2006 Brian Betts |
Smart Sensors A single moment of human error can make a sensor and all the data it gathers worse than worthless. A new standard for analog sensors could save lives and money. |