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Earth Sciences Jun 2, 2025

Land-based sensors reveal coastal flooding is far more frequent than previously thought

Flooding in coastal communities is happening far more often than previously thought, according to a new study from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The study also found ...

Environment May 29, 2025

Affordable sensor system detects algal bloom in real time

Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology has successfully developed a real-time, low-cost algal bloom monitoring system utilizing inexpensive optical sensors and a novel labeling logic. The system achieves ...

Optics & Photonics May 29, 2025

Quanta image sensors brings bioluminescent signals into sharper focus

Researchers at Helmholtz Munich and the Technical University of Munich have developed a new microscope that significantly improves how bioluminescent signals in living cells can be observed.

Earth Sciences May 29, 2025

Thousands of sensors reveal 3D structure of earthquake-triggered sound waves

Earthquakes create ripple effects in Earth's upper atmosphere that can disrupt satellite communications and navigation systems we rely on. Nagoya University scientists and their collaborators have used Japan's extensive network ...

Environment May 29, 2025

Portable sensor enables community lead detection in tap water

Lead contamination in municipal water sources is a consistent threat to public health. Ingesting even tiny amounts of lead can harm the human brain and nervous system—especially in young children. To empower people to detect ...

Nanophysics May 26, 2025

Exotic vibrations in new materials: New insights show universal applicability of carbyne as a sensor

For the design of future materials, it is important to understand how the individual atoms inside a material interact with each other quantum mechanically. Previously inexplicable vibrational states between carbon chains ...

Bio & Medicine May 20, 2025

Color-changing sensor detects alcohol with a smartphone snap

Determining how strong your drink is doesn't need to be either guesswork or lab work. New research has made it as simple as checking your messages—and more colorful, too. The study is published in the journal Small Science.

Bio & Medicine May 19, 2025

3D-printed microlaser sensors offer supercharged biosensing

Researchers have developed a 3D micro-printed sensor for highly sensitive on-chip biosensing. The sensor, which is based on a polymer whispering-gallery-mode microlaser, opens new opportunities for developing high-performance, ...

Nanomaterials May 19, 2025

High-performance piezoelectric fiber sensor offers real-time landslide detection

A research team led by Dr. Lim Sang-kyu in DGIST's Department of Energy and Environmental Technology has developed a smart fiber sensor that can detect natural disasters such as landslides in real time. The new fiber is based ...

Cell & Microbiology May 13, 2025

High-resolution fluorescent sensor can visualize intracellular adenosine dynamics at multiple scales

A research team has published a study in Nature Communications detailing the development of a novel genetically encoded fluorescent sensor for real-time, cell-type-specific monitoring of intracellular adenosine (iAdo).

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