Researchers at BITS Pilani, Hyderabad, have created a low-cost biosensor for rapid metabolite detection in bodily fluids, costing just Rs 15. This needle-free device monitors glucose and lactate ...

Using a specialized MRI sensor, engineers have shown that they can detect light deep within tissues such as the brain. Using a specialized MRI sensor, MIT researchers have shown that they can detect ...

Stents to treat various blockages in the human body can themselves become blocked, but a new sensor developed at the University of Michigan for stents that are used in the bile duct may one day help ...

TPU researchers, as part of an international scientific collaboration, have developed cheap and easy-to-use electrochemical ...

Scientists have developed a sensor that can test for COVID and flu at the same time and tell which one you have within 10 seconds. The super thin nanomaterial inside their new device can detect the ...

Carsten Brinkschulte, who founded Dryad Networks, built an IoT network to detect wildfires. He's motivated by the impact of his work and urges founders and engineers to move to green tech. This ...

A highly sensitive sensor can detect minute traces of picloram, a herbicide used to kill broad-leaved weeds in land used for grazing and cultivation 1. The sensor rapidly identifies the chemical in ...

At the heart of every camera is a sensor, whether that sensor is a collection of light-detecting pixels or a strip of 35-millimeter film. But what happens when you want to take a picture of something ...

Researchers have developed a new optical sensor that provides a simple way to achieve real-time detection of extremely low levels of arsenic in water. The technology could enable household testing for ...

Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have developed a kraft paper-based electrochemical sensor that can detect traces of pesticides in fruit and vegetables in real time when ...

A low-cost sensor made of metal oxide nanoparticles can detect formalin adulteration in fish. The sensor shows long-term stability and has a low detection limit. Formalin is a harmful substance used ...