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Fizzy Soda Water Could Be Key to Clean Manufacture of Flat Wonder Material: Graphene

August 17, 2017

As graphene's popularity grows as an advanced "wonder" material, the speed and quality at which it can be manufactured will b...

Engineers Find Better Way to Detect Nanoparticles

August 10, 2017

A Washington University team, led by Lan Yang, the Edwin H. & Florence G. Skinner Professor of Electrical &...

Cheap and Simple Detection of Neurotoxic Chemicals

August 2, 2017

This research is valuable not only for its usefulness as a simple and practical sensor, but also for providing a new principl...

'Near-Zero-Power' Temperature Sensor Could Make Wearables, Smart Devices Less Power-Hungry

July 5, 2017

The technology could also enable a new class of devices that can be powered by harvesting energy from low-power sources, such...

Researchers Awarded IGEM Grant to Combat Potato Rot

June 16, 2017

Roughly 30 percent of the potatoes harvested in Idaho spoil before they reach a grocery store shelf

Lab on a Chip Could Monitor Health, Germs, and Pollutants

June 13, 2017

New technology could be used to test for health and disease indicators, bacteria, and viruses, along with air and other ...

Printed, Flexible, and Rechargeable Battery Can Power Wearable Sensors

May 25, 2017

The zinc batteries could be used to power everything from wearable sensors to solar cells and other kinds of electronics...

Graphene-Based Sensor Could Improve Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Asthma

May 23, 2017

Rutgers researchers invent device that detects inflammation in lungs

Surprising Twist in Confined Liquid Crystals: A Simple Route to Developing New Sensors

March 28, 2017

"We were seeking to understand the aggregation and phase behavior of these plank-like molecules as a function of temperature ...

Solar-Powered Skin Opens New Possibilities for Prosthetics

March 23, 2017

Researchers have integrated power-generating photovoltaic cells into their electronic skin for the first time

Testing for Zika Virus: There's an App for That

March 22, 2017

Sandia prototype dramatically cuts cost, time for detection of mosquito-borne illness

New Flexible Sensor Holds Potential for Foldable Touchscreens

March 16, 2017

The sensor uses a highly conductive gel sandwiched between layers of silicone that can detect different types of touch

Liquid Crystal Design Method Could Speed Development of Cheap Chemical Sensors

November 3, 2016

Unlike expensive explosive-detecting puffer machines in airports that rely on complicated mass spectrometry or high-performan...

Building a Room Clean Enough to Make Sensors to Find Light from the Birth of the Universe

October 18, 2016

The project broke ground in May and is expected to be completed in mid-2017

Wearable Tattoo Sends Alcohol Levels to Your Cell Phone