Inspired by the surface of butterfly wings, researchers have developed a light-activated hydrogen sensor that produces ultra-precise results at room temperature.
Analytical Chemistry
Dec 2, 2020
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The ongoing global pandemic has created an urgent need for rapid tests that can diagnose the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the pathogen that causes COVID-19, and distinguish it from other respiratory viruses. Now, researchers ...
Biochemistry
Nov 11, 2020
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Engineers at Monash University in Australia have developed a fast, portable and cheap diagnostic that can help deliver urgent treatment to people at risk of dying from rapid blood loss.
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 29, 2020
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An interdisciplinary team of researchers from The University of Manchester have developed a new graphene-based testing system for disease-related antibodies, initially targeting a kidney disease called Membranous Nephropathy.
Nanomaterials
Oct 26, 2020
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147
Biosensors measure the concentration of molecules in biological samples for biomedical, environmental, and industrial applications, and, ideally, they should provide real time, continuous data. However, the continuous monitoring ...
Biochemistry
Oct 12, 2020
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Miniaturized computer systems and wireless technology are offering scientists new ways to keep tabs on reactions without the need for larger, cumbersome equipment. In a proof-of-concept study in ACS Sensors, researchers describe ...
Materials Science
Jul 22, 2020
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Monolayer graphene, an atomic-layer thick sheet of carbon, has found immense applications in diverse fields including chemical sensors and detecting single molecule adsorption events electronically. Therefore, monitoring ...
Materials Science
Jul 16, 2020
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237
A team at the University of California San Diego has developed a wearable, non invasive vitamin C sensor that could provide a new, highly personalized option for users to track their daily nutritional intake and dietary adherence. ...
Bio & Medicine
May 19, 2020
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An integrated detector device could form the basis of a distributed air-quality sensor network.
Analytical Chemistry
May 1, 2020
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As recreational marijuana legalization becomes more widespread throughout the U.S., so has concern about what that means for enforcing DUI laws. Unlike a breathalyzer used to detect alcohol, police do not have a device that ...
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 27, 2019
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