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Chemistry World
June 1, 2012
Emma Shiells |
Electronic skin for health and security checks Scientists in the US have developed an electrochemical sensor incorporated into a temporary transfer tattoo to be used as a device to warn the wearer of any health or security threats.   |
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
January 23, 2015
Simon Neil |
Self-cleaning sensors see the light Scientists in Italy have engineered a cheap and simple electrochemical sensor that cleans itself when exposed to ultraviolet light. |
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
November 13, 2012
Rachel Cooper |
Detecting cancer cells and parasites Scientists in Denmark have designed a new sensor to detect cells that over-express folate receptors, including cancer cells. The sensor consists of an electrochemical platform composed of graphene and peptide nanotubes with folic acid. |
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
June 10, 2013
Manisha Lalloo |
Biofuel cell tattoo turns perspiration to power generation Wearable biosensors can monitor the human body, but in order to be effective they need portable power. To avoid the need for batteries a Californian team has created a biofuel cell tattoo that can scavenge energy from sweat to generate electricity. |
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. |
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
December 16, 2010
Elinor Richards |
Measuring the strength of garlic Richard Compton and his team from the University of Oxford have made an electrochemical sensor that detects the amount of diallylsulfides in garlic. Larger amounts of diallylsulfides indicate a stronger flavor. |
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
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
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
July 30, 2012
Phillip Broadwith |
Flexible hairy heartbeat sensor Korean scientists have developed a skin-like flexible strain sensor made from interlocking forests of nanofibers. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
March 2010 |
QinetiQ North America Developing Roving, Early-Warning WMD Detector for U.S. Army The program is designed to meet a stated Department of Defense need for a tactical chemical and biological defense, as well as an intelligent network that can communicate and direct sensors so they provide real-time notice of a threat. |
The Motley Fool
November 28, 2006
Jack Uldrich |
Nike Wants to Feel Your Pain For some athletic shoe makers, new sensor technology is not limited to tracking mileage. |
AboutSafety
August 10, 2001
Kay Mangieri |
Sense Or Smell Choosing the right workplace gas detection monitor is critical, but can be difficult. Some basic selection criteria are needed to help focus the search for the most appropriate piece of equipment... |
CFO
August 1, 2005
John Edwards |
Sensors Working Overtime Wireless tracking devices are radically transforming how businesses monitor vital equipment. |
Home Toys
June 2005 |
Motorola Ushers New Era in Home Monitoring & Control Consumers can easily install and customize new solutions that work with existing broadband connections -- enabling users to remain connected and informed. Cost-effective and feature-rich, Motorola's solution monitors and controls a variety of home functions. |
Chemistry World
November 4, 2011
Holly Sheahan |
Polymer based sensors feeling the strain Researchers in China have made a new strain sensor to monitor the safety of buildings and other structures. |
Home Toys
June 2004
Bert Centala |
Sensors Make "Sense" for Home Automation Environmental sensor products can be a welcome addition to almost any Home Automation system whether they are used to actively control HVAC devices or to simply monitor key environmental parameters. |
IndustryWeek
April 21, 2010
Peter Alpern |
The Dawn of the Digital Plant Like the evolution of the cell phone, sensing technologies have grown smarter through embedded software, allowing manufacturers to achieve greater plant visibility. |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2011
Joseph M. Smith |
Wireless Health Care Wireless technologies are about to transform health care, and not a moment too soon |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2008
Chang & Subramian |
Electronic Noses Sniff Success E-noses will soon be ubiquitous, thanks to printed organic semiconductors. |
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2007
Jonathan Katz |
Sensing Change In Wireless Sensor technology is expected to drive wireless growth in manufacturing. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
February 2010
John Keller |
Persistent Surveillance with UAV-Mounted Infrared Sensors is Goal of DARPA ARGUS-IR Program Scientists at the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are asking industry to develop staring infrared sensors able to provide long-term persistent surveillance from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). |
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. |
National Defense
July 2013
Stew Magnuson |
Research Arm for Intel Agencies Looking for Nontraditional Sensors The Intelligence Advanced Research Project Activity is funding long-term research for several sensors, although not necessarily the kinds that are installed in a ball underneath an unmanned aerial vehicle. |
Food Engineering
June 4, 2007 |
Not Your Mama's Sensor More rugged, adaptable and reliable sensors are being deployed in industrial automation. And the fact they're taken for granted attests to how well they perform. |
National Defense
January 2012
Eric Beidel |
Inkjet Printers Prepare for War Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a prototype wireless sensor that can be printed on paper or similar material using standard inkjet technology. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
November 2005
John Keller |
Army kicks off project to fit helmet-mounted displays with multispectral imagers The project is to enable soldiers to navigate and rapidly engage targets in total darkness and in the presence of battlefield obscurants by displaying a fused image across the entire field of view. |
CIO
August 25, 2014
Mike Gualtieri |
How Sensors Can Add Zing to Your Apps The addition of sensor data can turn boring applications into exciting ones that impress your customers, a Forrester analyst says. |
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. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
October 2007
Jack Staub |
10-gigabit takes Ethernet to the edge 10-gigabit Ethernet is enabling a new class of military systems -- one where broadband data from a variety of sensors and other information streams can be integrated across the battlefield to improve military effectiveness. |
U.S. CPSC
February 18, 2010 |
GE Infrastructure Sensing Recalls Commercial CO2 and Temperature Sensors Due to Fire Hazard The CO2 and temperature sensors can overheat, posing a fire hazard. |
Chemistry World
March 27, 2011
Kate McAlpine |
Nanotubes make 'exceptional' strain sensor A sensor that can measure the movements of a human body has several requirements: it must report the movement quickly and consistently; hug curves; and survive considerable and repeated stretching. |
This Old House
August 2007
Wilson Rothman |
Wireless Monitoring Systems Worry about whether you left home with the garage door open or an appliance turned on? Know what's going on at home with a wireless monitoring system. |
InternetNews
March 6, 2006
Clint Boulton |
From Sun Labs: Remote Sensors, on The SPOT Sun Microsystems's Lab today will introduce Project Sun Small Programmable Object Technology, a remote control gadget that creates sensor-oriented applications for wireless sensor networks and consumer electronics. |
Fast Company
Pavithra Mohan |
Your Fingerprint Could Be Stolen Remotely If Your Android Phone Has A Scanner During the Black Hat conference on Wednesday, security researchers presented findings that reveal hackers can remotely obtain fingerprints from Android devices that use biometric sensors. |
Defense Update
Issue 1, 2006 |
Unattended Ground Sensors After several decades of rather obscure awareness in military operations, the use of passive sensors for remote battlefield applications is becoming more popular... Ground surveillance sensors... Future combat systems... etc. |
